My Three Names
I used to have three names – my legal name and two pen names. The editor of the magazine I...
Inner Smile
It’s the start of Tai Chi class, and we are all standing quietly, ready to begin. The first instruction, before...
A Maybe Mind
We’ve all heard the advice “Keep an open mind.” But when we try to imagine what that actually means, we...
One Man’s ‘Why’
The following heartfelt statement by Bob Wells is from an April 2021 interview with Bob Wells and Suanne Carlson that...
Magritte, Hegel, and Where Do We Go From Here?
Les Vacances de Hegel - René Magritte This painting by René Magritte shows an umbrella holding up a glass filled...
The Glass Is 100% Full
We’ve all heard the question, “Is the glass half empty or half full?” And the statement that generally goes along...
Ordinary Beautiful
Looking at a small cup in the sink, its proportions are just right. The pencil holder on the desk, with...
Listen to the Inner Music
There is an inner music going on. Inside, beneath the waves. Go inside. Beneath the thoughts, the sensations, the sounds...
On the Occasion of Lunar New Year
I wrote this poem at Lunar New Year, and now it’s being posted at the start of Nowruz, Persian New...
The Intrinsic Way
There is meaning in everything, here and now. Intrinsic meaning. Not far-away meaning, not future meaning. There may also be...
There is meaning, intrinsic meaning, in every moment.