I just returned from spending three days with my 87 year old mother in Chicago. She is dying of...
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“You Are Your Father”
One of the themes that Thich Nhat Hanh addresses with great depth and clarity is that of interdependence. Given...
How Do You Make Toast?
We all struggle with tricky, sticky problems from time to time. Often we just play around with these problems...
Finally
The following letter was inspired by Gregg Krech’s reflections during a two-week Naikan Retreat in Japan. During the retreat...
Thanking Mom
This essay was written by one of our members, Peter Smith, after he completed our Naikan self-reflection program. Last...
Be Inspired! Table of Contents for Thirty Thousand Days – Spring, 2015
Thirty Thousand Days: A Journal for Purposeful Living: Spring 2015 Table of Contents with Quotes You Are Not Drowning...
Struggling with Acceptance
When I teach our Natural Approach to Mental Wellness course, we work with the theme of Acceptance. Normally we...
The Art of Taking Action: Lessons from Japanese Psychology
My book, The Art of Taking Action, will be released on Amazon as an e-book (initially) by August 12,...