Category Archives: Stew’s Blog Posts

My hip continues to improve (please see last post), and I am grateful for that, though at times I find myself sad. Maybe it’s because I’m dog tired, or maybe it’s because I still lapse into wrestling matches with worry … Continue reading →

The Buddha said, “When the mind is pure, joy follows like a shadow that never leaves.” When he referred to a pure mind, I don’t think he was talking about one that was free of lustful thoughts (at least I … Continue reading →

I apologize for the grammar, but hey, it’s a lyric from a song. The late, great George Carlin once said, “I put a dollar in one of those change machines. Nothing changed.” There’s wisdom in that as well as humor. … Continue reading →

Independence Day is tomorrow and it’s worth celebrating if only because it’s about the only holiday we still celebrate on the right day (even if John Adams thought we ought to celebrate our nation’s independence on July 2nd). More than … Continue reading →

I’ve been in the healing “business” for 30 years now and it’s still fascinating and meaningful to me that the word “heal” comes from the same root as the words “hale”, “holy” and “hallowed”, and that their common root means … Continue reading →

I’m not sure exactly when my imagination started running away with me, that is, when I began using it to limit my self-image, to blind myself from my own light, my wholeness, my greatness. When did I become like that … Continue reading →

Memorial Day has held little meaning in my life beyond family picnics, the onset of the “summer vibe” and invariably, in my 33 years here in Lake Tahoe, snowstorms. I’ve always been aware of what the holiday was about, that … Continue reading →

If there’s anything more dangerous than wishing someone a Merry Christmas, it’s wishing them a Happy Mother’s Day! I seem to be among the minority of folks who don’t have major issues around it. Of course, the issues are completely … Continue reading →

I’m not sure why, but still I sometimes tend to operate in life as if one of the “beatitudes” said, “Blessed are the control freaks, for they shall inherit the earth.” It would surely boggle my mind, if I chose … Continue reading →

 Quick, what do Donald Duck and Moe of the Three Stooges have in common? If you get this one, you’re good (or, you looked at the title of this piece and guessed)! Besides the fact that I adored both of … Continue reading →