Tag: mindfulness

• Reflection: Moving on

  

  “Everybody’s moving, if they’re not already there. Everybody’s got to move somewhere.” –Bob Dylan The leaves are leaving. The army of leaves that have fed the tree all summer now deserts, one by one, floating down in their dried uniforms to the ground. Soon whole regiments will be abandoning their posts, borne away by late…

  abendelow

  October 15, 2025

  Cultural analysis, Reflection

  “better angels of our nature”, abraham lincoln, awareness, Ayrshire, bob dylan, buddhism, Dalmellington, deep sleep, energy, ephemerality, fleetingness, impermanence, MAGA, memory, mindfulness, scotland, spinal fluid, transcience, tyranny, US Constitution

• Memoir: Pain management (1973-present)

  

  Whichever hobbyhorse you ride–sports, gardening, music, travel, baking, arts and crafts, your dog or your cat–you ride it away from dukkha.

  abendelow

  February 13, 2025

  memoir, Reflection, Uncategorized

  alcohol, alienation, buddhism, CNN, dukkha, ecosystem collapse, flow, Fox News, humor, literature, loneliness, memoir writing, mindfulness, news silos, noble-truth, pain, pain management, philosophy, religion, sado-masochism, spirituality, suffering, the buddha