I’ve been on vacation for the last week. I’ve got a lot to write about but today, I’m heading home. We’ve been enjoying the beauty of Saba, a small island in the Dutch Caribbean. It’s where my wife grew up. We’ve been able to introduce the kids to family they’d never met, seen family we [...]
Posts Tagged ‘impermanence’
Heading Home
Posted in Family, tagged family, impermanence, meditation, Saba on April 21, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Coming Out Of Hibernation
Posted in Impermanence, Weight Loss, tagged depression, exercise, impermanence, weight loss on March 9, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Winter in Maine is hard. That’s all there is to it: it’s hard. We’ve had feet of snow on the ground for months. The days are short and you can regularly tell someone the temperature by using just your fingers. In the past few days we’ve crept up above freezing and gotten rain instead of [...]
The Only Thing Permanent is Impermanence
Posted in Buddhism, Impermanence, tagged Buddhism, family, impermanence, suffering on November 9, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Sunday night we had quite a wicked storm blow through. It was a classic New England nor’easter and the rain and wind were amazing to see. Around 11:00, my wife and I heard an enormous cracking sound followed by a crash. We did our best to see what had happened but it was too dark [...]
On Duality
Posted in Buddhism, Mindfulness, tagged Buddhism, impermanence, meditation, mindfulness, Zen on October 12, 2010 | 1 Comment »
As I said in my post earlier today, I think I’m entering a new stage in my weight loss cycle. The post was a little depressing, a little defiant and a little hopeful. In the end, I think it was a good thing for me to write because it helped me get my thinking straight [...]
Two Pieces of News
Posted in Family, Impermanence, Mindfulness, tagged Buddhism, family, impermanence, meditation, suffering on October 4, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
As I’ve examined my log files on the blog, I’ve noticed that a number of people are trying to access the site by going to dharmaloss.com instead of dharmaloss.wordpress.com. So, I’ve decided to go ahead and update the blog address to dharmaloss.com. Both web addresses will work to access the blog so any bookmarks or [...]
Nothing is Permanent
Posted in Buddhism, Impermanence, Meditation, tagged Buddhism, impermanence, meditation, Zen on September 13, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Up here in Maine, things are quickly beginning to feel like fall already. The trees are changing colors and the high temperatures are only up in the sixties now. The change of the seasons is always a harsh reminder that nothing is permanent. I used to hate winter. I mean really hate winter. This was back [...]
I’m One Proud Papa
Posted in Impermanence, tagged impermanence, kids, love on September 12, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Today we went for a bike ride with the kids. Well, I wasn’t riding a bike; for me it was more of a get-my-daughter’s-bike-rolling-and-then-run-after-her-while-she-rides kind of event. My daughter is almost ten and she has overcome a lot of challenges to be able to ride her bike as well as she does now. Since she [...]
RIP Robert Schimmel
Posted in Impermanence, tagged death, impermanence, suffering on September 7, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
It was with great sadness today that I learned of the death of Robert Schimmel. He was an extremely funny man and a great inspiration to many people. I had the opportunity to see Robert perform back in 2009. It was a great show and I laughed through the entire thing. Whether talking about his [...]
