My mind was blank when I sat down to write this morning so I thought about my writing classed. Just start writing, I tell my students, and before you know it, you're off and running. This is true for any artistic endeavor. You may not know how you want it to look. You...

A big burly samurai warrior approaches a Buddhist wise man, a Roshi, and says, “Tell me the nature of heaven and hell. The Roshi looks him in the eye and asks, “Why should I talk to a scruffy, disgusting, miserable slob like you?" The samurai gets purple in the face...

Let's get scientific here. I’m suffering from a medical condition I call “Mushy Brain.” You know the feeling. You’re going along in your life and you suddenly realize that you forgot something important. Maybe you walk into a room and you're not sure why. Or you find...

A woman was walking through a forest when she saw a man sitting in a small clearing, playing the flute. A group of people sat in a semi-circle around him and when he was finished, they all clapped and cheered, begging for more. He smiled and kept playing. “Your music...