Mindful Moments Blog

Saint Valentine didn’t die of a broken heart. He was executed as a martyr for his Christian faith. The love story came later, shaped by poets, culture, and eventually, marketing. That small historical detail doesn’t ruin Valentine’s Day. It simply helps explain how a third-century execution turned into chocolates, dinner reservations, roses, and emotional expectations…

Learning How We Meet What Is Still Unfolding Over the years, during times of moving homes and navigating major life transitions, I’ve noticed something that continues to shape how I meet uncertainty. The outer circumstances often vary, timelines, logistics, negotiations, waiting. What remains surprisingly consistent is how much the experience itself is shaped less by…

We talk often about now as if it were something we could hold. We tell ourselves to “be present,” to “live in the moment,” as though now were a location we could arrive at and remain in. But the moment we try to grasp it, it is already gone. Watch the second hand on a…

There are moments when events in the world land heavily, not because they are new, but because they reveal something enduring about human nature. Writing, in those moments, can serve less as expression and more as careful observation. What follows is offered in that spirit. It seems that the prevailing way views are shared now…

This morning I listened to a 1967 roundtable discussion featuring Alan Watts, Gary Snyder, Timothy Leary, and Allen Ginsberg. You can listen to it here: 👉 Alan Watts – Being in the Way: 1967 Roundtable Discussion It was a moment in history charged with urgency. The United States was deep in the Vietnam War. Protests…

You often hear jokes about retired husbands suddenly underfoot, but that will be the least of my concerns. What I’m watching instead is a long-held passion finally getting the time and space it deserves.