change therapy

kerr cuhulain is my favourite wiccan author so i was delighted to find out he now has a blog. kerr cuhulain believes in cultivating virtues (he calls them codes of chivalry), and proposes to focus on a specific one every month. may is related to self discipline.  in thinking about that, i looked around the [...]

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once in a while i tell people that the name of my company is moritherapy and they say, “oh yes, i know moritherapy!” what they usually mean is morita therapy. it’s about time i explore what that is. the information here comes from the ToDo institute. morita therapy is sometimes referred to as the psychology [...]

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the word “trying” has a bad rap. why? yoda said, “do, or do not. there is no try“. there is the idea that “trying” is associated with excuses, that trying comes just before failing, that trying implies no commitment, etc. fair enough. here are my points: what does try mean? let’s start by looking at [...]

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there were a number of posts recently about saying grace, for example at maggi dawn’s blog. “why say grace in a world without god?” seemed to be one of the questions. also, “how to say grace without thanking god?” for today, i will spare you my grumblings about interpretations of who or what god is. [...]

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earlier this week, i had the pleasure of guest blogging for strawberry ghetto (here), a lovely fellow vancouverite whom i met last year during the blogathon.  the topic of the post is transitions.  one of the things i talk about there is the time i lived a double life.  like this: images by bill barber [...]

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okay, guys ‘n’ gals, i gotta get this off my chest. as you know, i’m an avid twitter (over) user.  i love it.  and there are two things that have made me roll my eyes quite a bit lately.   it’s easier to pontificate on this on a blog, so i’m using this platform.  (as [...]

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a site i’ve been meaning to tell you about for ages is my very good friend carol’s open source spirit.  here are a few words carol says about it: this open source spirit site takes part in the universal timeless effort of humanity. we see that all of humanity is creating and evolving the life [...]

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today, on the international day against homophobia and transpobia, i’d like to gather a few thoughts on homophobia in view of the four noble truths, the core ideas of buddhism. there is suffering – giving birth, aging, illness, etc. in the pali text, there are two things that specifically apply here, i believe: “union with [...]

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may 15 – time for another buddhist carnival. if you want to see previous buddhist carnivals, go here. today there is no topic, really, just a criss-cross romp through the buddhasphere. another enlightenment machine … like the one you see depicted to the right. here are some explanations i have made an exciting new “thought [...]

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if you live in vancouver, or anywhere in canada for that, please join 60-year-old xerox executive mel thompson in his 100-day ride for mental health.  more here at our MentalHealthCamp. image by bernat

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a picture of the “friedensengel”, or angel of peace, in munich, germany, just five minutes from my parents’ place. image by ivan bustamante

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in the last few months, i have had much occasion to think about the concept of nonviolent or peaceful communication. there is the general idea of nonviolent communication, and then there is nonviolent communication as it has been much talked about lately, created by marshal rosenberg. in his definition, NVC is a way of relating [...]

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a buddhist metta prayer for mothers who do not fit our stereotypical image. the throwaway mothers, the bad mothers, the ones we point our fingers to.

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