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12/04/2016 – 01/28/2017 12/04/2016 — Mindfulness is integrity.Integrity is impact.When we live mindfully,we integrate action with awareness–the foundation of transcendence and transformation.No superhero can do more.We think impact is being smart, crafty, slick and sly–playing our cards right,and shinning brightly for all to seeImpact is seeing what needs to be donedown to the smallest detailsandContinue reading “One Minute Monologues 037”

October 22, 2016 – December 3, 2016 10/22/2016 — If everything in your little worldhas to be Just So, or else,your little world is a hard place to livefor everyone in it.Especially you.Latitude and pliability will accommodatea wide range of life experiences,and position us to make fitting responsesto whatever the day brings–and are another fringeContinue reading “One Minute Monologues 036”

August 22, 2016 – October 22, 2016 08/22/2016 — Ego gets a bad rap.Hinduism and, to some extent, BuddhismPlot Ego as the Bad Guy behind the mess.We suffer, it is said, because of Ego.Ego is the source of fear and desire,Which are the root of the problem,And the cause of all suffering.Get Ego out ofContinue reading “One Minute Monologues 035”

June 30, 2016 – August 21, 2016 06/30/2016 — Everything in the world of normal, apparent realityis a portal/threshold/doorwayto the Other Worldof invisible, intangible, ineffable reality.And we think the point isto leave here and go there.The point is realization.If everything in this worldis an opening to that world,then WE are what we seek,and only needContinue reading “One Minute Monologues 034”

May 15, 2016 – June 29, 2016 05/15/2016 — No one can tell you what your business is.No one can tell you what is meaningful to you.No one can tell you what is important to you.No one can tell you what makes your heart sing.No one can tell you what you love.No one can tellContinue reading “One Minute Monologues 033”

March 26, 2016 – May 15, 2016 03/26/2016 — Why should I care?Why should I do the right thing?Why should I help, you or anyone?Why should I work in the serviceOf the good of the situation as a whole?Particularly when it is an inconvenience to me—Or, worse, puts me in a bind, personally,Or creates aContinue reading “One Minute Monologues 032”

12/17/2015 – 01/27/2016 12/17/2015 — Lao Tzu called it “the Tao.”Carl Jung called it “Synchronicity.”I call it “Grace.” Call it what you will,It is an experience of an encounterWith more than words can say.That means more than can be explained:”The Tao that can be toldis not the eternal Tao”—and reflects a Realitydirecting,influencing,upholding,grounding,guiding,supporting,encouraging,enablingour life,and all ofContinue reading “One Minute Monologues 030”

January 28, 2016 – March 25, 2016 01/28/2016 — How bored can you be?The Boredom Test is the tipping pointof the spiritual journeyBoredom is another manifestationof the Cyclops standing in the path.If we run at the first sight of boredom,We don’t have a prayer. A high boredom thresholdis a prerequisite for the journey.Boredom is anContinue reading “One Minute Monologues 031”

10/27/2015 — 12/16/2015 10/27/2015 — Receive it all with compassionate awareness—including our automatic reaction to it all(We hate it, we are terrified by it, we are panic stricken,we are overjoyed, enraptured, etc.). Receive our reaction to it along with it.Receive IT ALLWith compassionate awareness:”This too, this too…” That’s it. Just hold it all in compassionateContinue reading “One Minute Monologues 029”

08/20/2015 — 10/26/2015 08/20/2015 — Tidal Pool 01 — Sunrise, Huntington Beach State Park, Murrell’s Inlet, SC, August 20, 2015 Can you be mindfully aware of each situation as it arises, Without judgment, will or opinion– Seeing what is happening, And what needs to be done in response, And offering what you have to giveContinue reading “One Minute Monologues 028”