Between Heaven and Earth

The Buddhist nun, Pema Chödrön tells the story of a woman being chased by tigers. She gets to the edge of a cliff as the tigers close in on her. She looks over the cliff and luckily discovers a vine with which to climb down. As she’s descending away from the tigers, she looks down and notices that on the ground below, more tigers pace back and forth.

Continue Reading

2012: Reflection on the Questions

Now that we are into February of the new year, I’m at a place removed so I can adequately reflect on the year that was 2012.  It has taken the better part of a month to process, and even still, I’m not sure how to digest it all.  But here’s a first crack at getting my thoughts, questions, and overwhelming confusion out of my head and into this blog.

Continue Reading