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An First Step to Something Bigger: Composting
Month after month, I have reviewed what’s been happening at Skillful Means, but I have also written about some of the written and unwritten challenges (a.k.a things I want to do). The unwritten ones are those that I thought were kind of “iffy”. Those items that I really didn’t have a good starting point for, [...]
Quitting Smoking, The Big Sit, and Twittering
As I promised I will continue to write of the continuing saga of my quitting smoking cigarettes. This post will describe a little more of my life and what has been this new journey of quitting. As you can probably imagine it is not easy to write about a topic so difficult, especially one that [...]
More Photos… A Visual Meditation
Here are some more photos from my recent venture with my new camera. Trying to get a feel for a new one is always a challenge for me. It has been a while since I have actually not hurried through picture taking, it is a challenge to find the quiet focus to get the images [...]
Smoking: Status – Not Smoking minus a pack
This happened last week. I’m catching up on my disclosure, before I put out my weekend posts… smiles and hugs to all… – DV – But but but… I did fail again. The thought of entering the work force made me say screw it and I bought a pack. I finished it and quit again. [...]
The Middle Way (Eightfold Path) – Realistic Livelihood
This is the second post of the “middle way” articles. It is only a personal exploration of the middleway; just my understanding of it. The eightfold path (the “middle way”) is described as path to the cessation of suffering or the fourth noble truth. My last post dealt with Right or Realistic Effort… This post [...]
Quit Smoking : Is There a Buddhist Way?
So… it has been another week or so since I have smoked a cigarette. I have been doing fairly well actually. I was wondering what made this time different than the last couple times I have quit? Could it be the meditation? This article talks about my quitting smoking, and if meditation can help in [...]
