When it comes to religion, breaking up is hard to do.

Nidan.

Over time, I didn’t necessarily get better at doing aikido, but I got much better at doing me…

Edzard Ernst’s bad science and the rise of the cyber bullies.

Never give death the middle finger. Ever.

I staggered to the ER entrance, bounced my way through, and…

The Day I Met My Daughter

It was all a bit scary, careening in the ambulance from the obstetrician's…

How Shall I Live?

As the beginning of my 7th decade of life approaches, I have begun hearing this question, in the back of my head, like a…

Still Life With Dojo

I taught class today. In the stillness of the morning before students arrived, I took a picture of Sensei’s brag wall. She…

What the hell went wrong with my generation?

Sometimes I look at my generation and wonder what the hell went wrong. The young…

The red van, the strawberry blonde, my brother, and me.

The violent road to peaceful self-knowledge.

If you are empty of yourself, the crucible of conflict…