About me
Gratefully retired / contemplative / lifelong learner / master's athlete / progressive
Mission
Live ordinary life with extraordinary love.
βFr. Thomas Keating
Current enthusiasms
- MWJ 20250401: Now that I'm retired, deep diving into Tibetan Buddhism (Dzogchen) courses at The Wisdom Experience and Tergar Meditation Community
- Reigniting contemplative/meditation practice (Quaker worship, Centering Prayer) that was dimmed during pandemic years
- Weightlifting and riding as an accidental masters athlete (Home gym, ElliptiGO)
- Raving about Personal Knowledge Management (PKM) tools in general and Obsidian in particular
- Taking online courses (like Nick Milo's Linking Your Thinking LYT Workshop and Tiago Forte's Building a Second Brain Foundation)
- Diving into novels for the 1st time in years. Enjoying choosing from among Barack Obama's recommendations:
See also History and motivation.
Life's tl;dr:
What matters most is connection.
What matters most is kindness.
What matters most is love.