Tag Archives: Zen
A Monk in my Mailbox
I was baptized Catholic, raised Protestant and spent my freshman year sharing a dorm room with a practicing witch. I work with people who practice the Jewish and Hindu faiths, and I have friends who are born-again Evangelical Christians, atheists and pagans. Is it any surprise that I am a spiritual wanderer? Being a book …
Chasing Imperfection
“Embrace exuberant imperfection” (Chris Baty, No Plot, No Problem) For years, I have been intrigued by the Zen concept of beginner’s mind. In its simplest explanation, it is the ability to allow yourself to be a beginner at something you have done a million times. This is a skill that I think most of us have …
Catching Fireflies 