a little guilt’s good for you, but this is ridiculous

Ah, here is one that I’ll be working on for a while. Forever, maybe. The Big One: Guilt. The Dalai Lama says this: ‘Guilt, as experienced in Western culture, is connected with hopelessness and discouragement and is past-oriented. Genuine remorse, however, is a healthy state of mind – it is future-oriented, connected with hope, and […]

middle of the week

I don’t know why, but I’ve been feeling compelled to write more here. I don’t want to over-think it, it isn’t any great calling or anything like that. I just feel like sharing. And then I click on “add new post” and stare at the blank screen and totally forget whatever it was I came […]

Why is compassion so out of fashion?

At the risk of blowing my image of Cynical Old Bastard… I may have mentioned it a time or two here and there, I’ve been going through a bit of a life change the past couple years. As part of the learning process, the healing process, I have been encouraged to look toward spiritual matters. […]