Author Archives: Tom Childers

the tibetan voice

Posted on September 4, 2013 by Tom Childers

It’s so good to know our internal voices. Today, I have had several conversations with my closest friends about impulses to make radical changes in our lives. Have you ever had that moment, when you feel like you have to … Continue reading →

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total use

Posted on July 27, 2013 by Tom Childers

I’ve been seriously busy for the last month. I started a new job four weeks ago, and it’s requiring every bit of my skill, knowledge and experience. It’s exciting. The last time I did this, I built a house. That … Continue reading →

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the documentary project

Posted on June 13, 2013 by Tom Childers

My daily practices are really a set of “skillful means”. They are so effective, it’s startling, and addictive in the best of ways. Have you ever meditated or done yoga or gone running for several days in a row, developed … Continue reading →

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inner light

Posted on May 23, 2013 by Tom Childers

So much has been going on inside over the last month, it’s hard to articulate. I tried to start writing earlier tonight, and couldn’t find the words, so I did an unconscious thing, and watched one of my favorite Star … Continue reading →

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ejection and injection of consciousness

Posted on April 4, 2013 by Tom Childers

Roger Ebert passed away this morning, a man who has illuminated my life for decades. I grew up with “Siskel and Ebert At The Movies”, and now they are both gone. Fine men, at least, what I know of them. … Continue reading →

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mz. parker

Posted on March 13, 2013 by Tom Childers

I’m embarking on a new adventure, acquiring a vehicle that I’ve fantasized about for decades. A VW Westfalia camper. This has deep psychological implications, and I am indeed smiling away as I write about this. I have always loved the … Continue reading →

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the back 40

Posted on February 23, 2013 by Tom Childers

With a burst of nice weather, after rain earlier in the week, I have a responsibility. It’s even a savage pleasure. I get to rip thousands of scotch broom plants out of my back yard. You can see the results. … Continue reading →

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pleasantville

Posted on January 22, 2013 by Tom Childers

I had the pleasure of watching the movie “Pleasantville” tonight, and enjoyed the delightful irony and illumination that the movie offers for our times. As the characters step into their own shadow, color fills the space. At first, it’s the … Continue reading →

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first loop around the sun

Posted on December 21, 2012 by Tom Childers

I’ve been continuing to reflect on the last year, re-reading my blog postings from a year ago as Nancy and I navigated her hospitalization.  Early last December, we realized that she would not survive, and a year ago this afternoon, … Continue reading →

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remembering the mozart wait

Posted on December 4, 2012 by Tom Childers

Since late October, I’ve been re-living the same time last year, the final fifty-six days of Nancy’s life, in the ICU at UCSF. When I went through the experience, I just had to show up each day, fully present, in … Continue reading →

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