Waking up is hard to do

I couldn’t pick a title for this post. I say this to myself sometimes in the morning (to the tune of Neil Sedaka’s hit) (1962 version). I’ve said it to my kids. It has more than one meaning. “Choose to be optimistic, it feels better.” – Dalai Lama XIV I’ve said before how I feel […]

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. […]

Sedagive?

Overcoming negative tendencies and enhancing positive potential are the very essence of the spiritual path. This is a quote from the Dalai Lama. I found it on twitter. I think that is just delightful 😛 You’re putting me on. -Igor In my ongoing effort to re-engineer my life, I’ve found myself reading a lot from […]