Buddhism, Booze and a Novice Practice

Hello again, Seekers (sorry, couldn’t resist an old Firesign Theatre reference). This little blog is still here and it’s about time we reawakened our interest in it. So, here we go down the rabbit hole…

An Anniversary of Sorts

I’m a late bloomer. Maybe it’s more accurate to say I’m a slow learner. Either way, it took my approaching my 50th birthday before I started to live my life. I don’t mean the previous 49 years were wasted, not at all. I grew up, went to a lot of schools, got married, had five kids, worked several different jobs, had my share of joys and sorrows. But, all during that time I felt unbalanced. Weakened by fear, fear of failing, fear of living.

I, like many people in my demographic, tried to placate my fears with various substances and quick fixes. I adopted unhealthy thought processes and set about, intentionally unintentinal, to destroy myself and everything I loved.

Waking Up The Blog

I’ve recently received some kind words from some folks out there in Cyberland encouraging me to update “Beginner’s Zen.”

OK. Let’s do it. New post in just a few minutes.