Simply Awake

The Strange Journey to Enlightenment

55 years to discover there is nobody who gets anything...

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September 2025

Enlightenment may be the final mirage.

This Simply Awake column will now appear intermittently, whenever the inspiration spontaneously appears in its mysterious way.

Sep 23 • 

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July 2025

Disappearing for a while...

the intuition is telling me it's time for a sabbatical from writing

Jul 9 • 

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MODERN INCIVILITY: ON THE ROAD AND ON THE INTERNET

If you want to see evidence of the breakdown of modern society, look no further than these two things. If you want to influence things for the better…

Jul 3 • 

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June 2025

Suicide: the wrong permanent solution to a set of temporary problems.

This article isn’t for the faint of heart, so don’t read it if it will trigger you….SERIOUSLY, I mean it.

Jun 26 • 

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What’s going to happen tomorrow? Don’t Know, Can’t Know, Don’t Need to Know.

A phrase that can redirect our minds to the present moment.

Jun 17 • 

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Ghosting Isn't Cool

...and it never was. It's just disrespectful.

Jun 11 • 

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Emotional Neglect

A cultural epidemic.

Jun 5 • 

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May 2025

Healing is Incremental

In our TikTok culture, where everything looks like it can be reduced to a 30-second video, it’s important to remember that psychological healing and…

May 29 • 

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Staying Calm in the Storm

Even the headlines are scary, never mind the full news story. Our job is to find the peace inside, so we can meet the chaos outside with our skills…

May 21 • 

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Love and Respect are the Antidotes to the Anger, Fear and Grief Infecting Politics.

In a world where people are taking sides and calling anyone who doesn’t agree with them an ‘enemy,’ what is the attitude of those on an enlightenment…

May 14 • 

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Loving Yourself is the Hardest Thing You’ll Ever Do

“Love your neighbor as yourself.” This is the second sentence Jesus of Nazareth used to summarize the whole Old Testament. Working with students and…

May 6 • 

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