A few days ago, the temperatures here in southwestern Pennsylvania reached and hovered around 50 degrees Fahrenheit for a whole afternoon. I couldn’t help myself. I had to get out and pedal! I chose to jump on a rail trail not far from home. I knew it would most likely be muddy and messy. And, would probably be teeming with …
The cessation of suffering comes from letting go, but first you have to get a grip. ~ Thanissaro Bhikkhu On a sunny, warm Thursday afternoon, while pedaling through a neighborhood just outside of town, I experienced the “not-so-much.” They were driving a large red Suburban, two kids sitting in the backseat, and a yellow lab sticking its …
Dear Dad, thank you for teaching me how to ride a bicycle, opening the road for my journey, and pointing me in the direction of true liberation. –Love, Julie, ’22
I take refuge in the Buddha.I take refuge in the Dharma.I take refuge in the Sangha. I recently moved to Southwestern Pennsylvania to be closer to family, and to take care of my childhood home. It was a move made with compassion, out of a sense of kinship, and perhaps sprinkled with a bit of familial …
There is joy and an important sense of renewal in each effort to begin again. ~Sharon Salzberg It’s been a while since I’ve written here. Right after completing our first sacred century back in September, life happened in stunningly surprising and sometimes disheartening ways. It was a wondrous journey, meandering the hills of Eastern New York. And, I lament not …