We’ve mistaken noise for life, endless pings, opinions, and mirrors that reflect a performance instead of the person. This essay invites a return to silence: a minute of stillness to feel the hum beneath the chatter, to notice breath, and to meet the self that exists without labels or likes. Through simple Zen practice and honest awareness, we can step outside the attention economy and choose presence over performance. READ MORE
Category: Mindfulness
Discussion topics will include ways to think differently about situations, how to understand other perspectives, and furthering our thought processes along to hear other sides of an argument.
First Breath of Awareness
Between each breath lies a moment of stillness, not empty, but full of life. Awareness begins not as an achievement, but as a quiet noticing. READ MORE
The Performance of Personality
Discover how we perform identities every day, at work, in friendships, and even in solitude. Learn how awareness, observation, and stillness reveal who you are beneath the masks. READ MORE
No Purpose, No Problem: Why the Moment Is Enough
Life isn’t about purpose or legacy, it’s about presence. Discover why letting go of ‘purpose’ frees us to live fully in the moment. READ MORE
Fasting and Mindful Eating
Fasting is more than just skipping meals, it’s a practice in balance, awareness, and gratitude. Over the past six years, intermittent fasting has helped me regulate my energy, calm my mind, and deepen my appreciation for food. Modern science shows its benefits for hormones, memory, and metabolism, while Zen reminds us that hunger itself can be a teacher. By pausing before we eat, chewing slowly, and breaking fast with gratitude, even a simple meal of rice and water becomes a lesson in stillness and joy. READ MORE
Your Ego is Not Your Amigo
Discover how Zen views the ego as an illusion, contrast it with Freud’s model, and learn daily practices to live freely and more connected. READ MORE
Comfortable Being Uncomfortable: How to Grow With Change
Change is the constant force shaping our world, from the smallest atomic vibrations to the grand evolution of life itself. By embracing change rather than resisting it, we can transform challenges into opportunities, find meaning in uncertainty, and reclaim control over our responses. This reflection blends science, personal experience, and timeless wisdom to explore how change fuels growth and keeps life vibrant. READ MORE
The Sanctity of Nothing
Life can be beautiful and fantastic, and it can also be the opposite end of that spectrum and anywhere in between. We ask the question, is life sacred? What does sacred mean in this context? To me, a sacred life is a life that should be cherished and protected, a sacred living being should be considered higher above all others, something even holy, perhaps. Personally, I do not believe that READ MORE
What’s the point of life?
We’ve all heard it, and many of us have asked it: What’s the point of life? You’d think with all the different answers out there, we’d have it figured out by now. But the truth is, a clear answer still escapes us, and maybe it always will. If you ask a doctor, they might say it’s all about survival; toughing it out, getting through whatever life throws at you, and READ MORE