Author Archive | RobH

Mahalo to all…I had a great time participating this year and hope to be back again! I’ve gotten a lot out of the course and have been able to enrich my practice. Wow…not really much more to say than that! Read More

Day twenty-two, a Saturday, was one in which I made a lot of time for meditation, and as far as I know, didn’t step on anyone’s toes. Oops, so much for that. I did, but I’m pretty sure it was Read More

The best-laid plans… Friday was a busy, busy day and I didn’t get the opportunity to sit as much as I’d have liked. Of course, that gave me the opportunity to follow directions and try to practice mindfulness throughout my Read More

Thursday is generally my “big” meditation day. I meditate as usual in the morning, take a break or two at work, then in the late afternoon and evening, I’ve been walking mindfully a couple of miles (not traditional walking meditation Read More

The single biggest challenge I seem to face on a regular basis is best summed up as “ego-driven planning.” If I’ve got something coming up that I’m planning, let’s say a public speaking event (which happens often enough), my mind Read More

Monday, the 17th, was a holiday at my place of work so I took the opportunity to treat myself to a day-long self-retreat. After a morning walk and get-together with a group I attend, I mindfully walked home and began Read More

I was pretty busy doing not a whole lot today. It was completely enjoyable and I even managed to mindful some of the time! I started, as usual, with coffee and meditation. Then I was out the door in the Read More

Today I sat with the Broken Ridge Meditation Group in Honolulu at the truly lovely Broken Ridge Temple. The leader, Greg Pai, is an old friend I’ve never met. His mother and mine were thick as thieves. Somehow, I never Read More

Today I had the opportunity to spend a little over an hour turning soil and fertilizing our rooftop garden at work. A few years ago a number of suggested that we begin using (at least) one of the large planters Read More

Aloha! Okay, so I wasn’t exactly eating all day. But it was not a day for truly mindful eating. I generally fast eighteen hours a day and eat after work until early evening; intermittent fasting. In fact, I usually only Read More