Uncertainty
The Buddhist law of impermanence (Anicca in Pali) has never been more tangibly true for me than it is right now. Things are changing at home and across the nation. New year, new seizure types, new medications, new nursing care, new presidential administration, new era of political unrest. How will 2017 unfold? No one knows. […]
Beautiful and Non-beautiful Elements
For many people, a significant part of self identity is based on the appearance of the body. I am pretty. I am fat. I am black. I’m a red-head. We tend to make judgements about ourselves and create an entire persona around a few physical characteristics. TV commercials and magazine ads would have us believe that we […]