The Push and Pull of Life’s Beautiful Bliss

Last weekend, my wife and I celebrated our tenth wedding anniversary with a simple dinner at a small local place we love.  The Bayside Restaurant is nestled in-between the shoreline and some of the most beautiful New England farmland you can imagine. We enjoyed our quiet dinner of local food and tasty beer that’s made right up the road at a local brewery. We smiled and reflected on all that the past ten years has brought us. A slight breeze... Read More

The Three Spheres of Love

“I have found the paradox, that if you love until it hurts, there can be no more hurt, only more love.” ~ Mother Teresa Why is it we love? Why is it we don’t? Our selves; the billions of other beings (not just human) we share the planet with; the life-giving Mother Earth herself? I’ve been thinking a lot about Love of late. Dwelling on it. Thinking it through and tossing it around. Picking it apart one little thread at a time. I... Read More

Meditation: When is Enough?

[Note: Each Monday at The New Pursuit is Meditation Monday. A simple thought to help you approach the week, keep perspective right and support you in living deeply each day. Enjoy other meditations here.] When is enough? Enough turmoil? Enough hatred? Enough death? Enough ignorance? Enough greed? Enough selfishness? Enough plunder? Enough pillage? Enough profit? Enough ideology? Enough regulation? Enough righteousness? Enough... Read More