Archive - Soul Notes

My Karma Ran Over My Dogma: Four Noble Truths and One Little White Lie

“If with an impure mind a person speaks or acts, suffering follows him like the wheel that follows the foot of the ox." --Buddha

20 hrs ago •

🧘‍♂️ Shut Up, Brain: A Mostly Accurate Guide to Meditation

(And Why You Might Need It)

Aug 19 •

Walk Softly: Lessons in Balance and Grace from the Land

In the haste and clamor of modern life, where wellness is as much a fashion as a practice, it's easy to overlook the simple truths and quiet lessons of…

Aug 12 •

The Company You Keep

Real Friends, Deal Friends, and the Soul of Connection

Aug 5 •

July 2025

Go Outside, Come Back Human🌲

The 20-5-3 Rule for Wellness

Jul 29 •

Remodeling Relationships (and Other Wild Experiments in Being Known)

Anne and I just remodeled a kitchen together.

Jul 22 •

Empty Your Cup: Finding Peace, Growth, and Resilience Through Beginner’s Mind

“You are like this cup—so full of ideas that nothing more will fit in.

Jul 15 •

People-Pleasing and the Path Back to Your Authentic Self

Let’s talk about something quietly corrosive that affects a staggering number of us—people-pleasing.

Jul 8 •

Freedom, Gratitude, and the Fullness of Life

A Fourth of July Reflection

Jul 1 •

June 2025

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