Strange places

Can I tell you a story?
One night in Brussels, I was in a bar talking to a young woman. We drank the night away, closing the place down. We decide to go back to her place and watch a movie.
I’ve always loved nights in Brussels. It’s a city of quirks and contrasts. There’s an [...]

A must-read

To understand zen, from our friend Mr. Coelho…

Getting back on the zen

Yesterday was a very instructive day.
I had an argument once with a friend. I said I wanted to increase my awareness. She said I was aware enough already.
I let a couple of things at work slip by me. Nothing major, just embarrassing. What happened? Simply put, I let my attention slip, and a couple of [...]

I’m not saying

That the surface isn’t important. It is.
To a certain extent.
But what lies beneath the surface–the root, the foundation, the soil–is key.
I don’t want to give surface emotions to anyone, especially to someone I care deeply and richly about. I want to give them my root, my soil, my foundation.

They came

Again this morning, they came. They have been fairly quiet recently, here and there. But this morning they came.
The pulses, the waves, that signify the presence of someone in me came as I was still this morning.
I can’t conjure them. I can say the name of the presence, and that won’t draw them to [...]

Snow globe

A child shakes a snow globe
And watches as the silver flakes
Float to the bottom
In this hour
Before our day
Becomes shaken
Remember the peace
And serenity of the scene
But worry not
Peace and serenity
Are never far
To grasp
To comfort
To nourish