Hello Me, Happy Valentines Day
Just one Valentine Day ago, I was walking through the card aisle at the supermarket and a slight wave of envy hit me as I watched a couple women picking out cards in the “Romantic for Him” area. The year was slim pickins for me in the romance department, Valentines’ Day just made it feel worse. Any of you experiencing the joys and never-ending wonders of the online dating merry-go-round may certainly relate. At the same time, it made me also wonder about the millions of single people out there this holiday so obviously ignores, and how it may do the very opposite of what it...
Read MoreHello Me, Happy Valentines Day
Just one Valentine Day ago, I was walking through the card aisle at the supermarket and a slight wave of envy hit me as I watched a couple women picking out cards in the “Romantic for Him” area. The year was slim pickins for me in the romance department, Valentines’ Day just made it feel worse. Any of you experiencing the joys and never-ending wonders of the online dating merry-go-round may certainly relate. At the same time, it made me also wonder about the millions of single people out there this holiday so obviously ignores, and how it may do the very opposite of what...
Read MoreThe Love Koan
Nan-in, a Japanese master, received a university student who came to inquire about love. They chatted a while.Nan-in then served tea.He poured his visitor’s cup full, then kept pouring.The student watched the overflow until he could no longer restrain himself.“It is over full. No more will go in,” he exclaimed! “Like this cup,” Nan-in said, “you are full of your own judgments, betrayals, fears, pain, and sorrow.How can I show you love until you empty your first cup?” I read this story about 14 years ago…the professor was actually teaching Zen,...
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