Category Archives: Reflection

reflective content, about life and living

life in a shopping bag

Posted on May 21, 2016 by Tom Childers

Today I happened to notice that I was carrying my usual small reusable shopping bag, and really looked at it for perhaps the first time in ten years. My first thought was, Wow, twenty four years old, and I’m still … Continue reading →

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on bonzos and memory

Posted on March 3, 2016 by Tom Childers

After spontaneously singing to Jen at 3am recently, a song from the Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band, I’m noticing some of the layers that assemble me, specifically, how my memory works. I’m also in a several day sprint where the … Continue reading →

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enzed

Posted on February 28, 2016 by Tom Childers

Jen and I are just back from a two-week trip to New Zealand, with a couple of days in Hawaii on the way home. We met in Wellington, spent a day exploring, then took the ferry to the south island … Continue reading →

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penny is gone

Posted on November 3, 2015 by Tom Childers

We inevitably lose our parents, and perhaps it is fortunate when we lose them before they lose us. My father-in-law lost his daughter, my wife, before he passed away, and I think it really crushed him. So there is a … Continue reading →

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the final parent

Posted on October 22, 2015 by Tom Childers

We inevitably lose our parents, and perhaps it is fortunate when we lose them before they lose us. My father-in-law lost his daughter, my wife, before he passed away, and I think it really crushed him. So there is a … Continue reading →

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weapons and trust

Posted on October 7, 2015 by Tom Childers

Six days ago, a young idiot with multiple automatic weapons killed nine people in Roseburg, Oregon. As we are all reeling from the insanity and pain of this tragedy, it struck again a half-mile from my home. Steve Carter, a … Continue reading →

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ttitd

Posted on September 9, 2015 by Tom Childers

Ah, That Thing In The Desert. I’ve been smiling and contemplating our seven days at Burning Man, wondering what can I say about such a well-photographed and commented event? It was my first time on the playa, and we had … Continue reading →

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the cat nature of impact

Posted on August 9, 2015 by Tom Childers

I am fascinated by our impact on each other, partially because it is the only form of permanence that we have, and partially because it is so close to the heart of incarnation and karma. So I was moved to … Continue reading →

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a day of preciousness

Posted on July 14, 2015 by Tom Childers

Today has been one of those beautiful, synchronistic days where I seem to have gotten all the pieces in place to feel precious human existence. We turn so easily away from death, thinking and worrying about all the mundane details, … Continue reading →

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i contact

Posted on June 7, 2015 by Tom Childers

I’m learning some remarkable subtle lessons about how we all engage with each other, about our desire, and about karma. This is a happy coincidence of changes on the outside, a teaching I received yesterday, and my buddhist practice. I … Continue reading →

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