Essays & Homilies

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2 min readNov 14, 2017

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The New Monasticism

The New Monasticism

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Regret and Mountain Blisters

how my sore feet helped tame regret

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The Philosophy of Simplicity

The premise of a simplifying philosophy

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Relativity, and my twin companions: death & abandonment

By the time I hit my early twenties, death was striking pretty hard at my immediate family. By my late thirties I was…

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Ascetics

modeling simple, decent human behavior

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Living & Dying in Anonymity

reconciling to an insignificant life

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Monetizing the soul

Forget mindfulness, unless you can show me a profit. Emerson rages back.

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Gov. John Connally and the humiliation of living

Let’s not pretend that we’re making the grade everyday. I know I’m not.

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A Pop Quiz of Worthiness

A twenty year practice, and I still crave donuts

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Can Suffering Not Exist?

an experiential inquiry

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The new careerism and zen

The majority of my career has been construction related, mostly serving in the senior project management role. Halfway…

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The American Dream

Prophets versus Profits

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Hope needs a stronger sense of direction

The rise of cynicism is something I feel strongly within myself, percolating at a faster and faster boil these days. It…

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The Mystery of the Plucky Thumb

‘Likes’ and their feverish implications

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Elders are not old people

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Power Mad, Opportunistic Bigotry

RACISM at its worse, when desperation is at its greatest. It’s time to stand up.

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The Book of Secrets

been wanting to write a book since my teens. I’m 65 now… and utterly bookless.

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Word of the Day: Atheists

How does God view atheists?

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Mark Walter

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Construction worker and philosopher: “When I forget my ways, I am in The Way”

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