Tag Archives: buddhism

‘Einmal ist keinmal,’ 2018

Posted on February 7, 2018 by pinklightsabre

There were times I’d walk out into our garage and just stare. Stare at the progress I’d made to restore order which was rare, and worth staring at. The state of the garage is like an ocean beach, the calm … Continue reading →

Posted in death, identity, Memoir, writing | Tagged Bill Murray, buddhism, eternal return, existentialism, Groundhog Day, humor, Memoir, mid-life crisis, Nietzsche, The Unbearable Lightness of Being, travel, William Pearse writer | 10 Comments

Existential work theme | Field notes from the Pacific coast

Posted on June 22, 2017 by pinklightsabre

This is a series of posts I started in late May and plan to continue for 40 days, with a goal of hitting 50,000 words by July 5. It’s inspired by a three-day solo trek on the Washington coast, with … Continue reading →

Posted in identity, Memoir, writing | Tagged Alan Watts, buddhism, creative nonfiction, death, existentialism, field notes from the pacific coast, identity, mid-life crisis, Starbucks, the meaning of existence, travel, William Pearse writer, work identity, work-life balance | 14 Comments

The imagined superhero complex | Field notes from the Pacific coast

Posted on June 13, 2017 by pinklightsabre

This is a series of posts I started in late May and plan to continue for 40 days, with a goal of hitting 50,000 words by July 5 (now about 50% complete!). It’s inspired by a three-day solo trek on … Continue reading →

Posted in hiking, identity, Memoir | Tagged addiction, buddhism, field notes from the pacific coast, humor, identity, Mountaineering, pacific northwest, REO Speedwagon, Spider Man, William Pearse writer | 18 Comments

Dead reckoning | Field notes from the Pacific coast

Posted on June 12, 2017 by pinklightsabre

I tried to slow down, to enjoy the last of my time from Mosquito Creek to Oil City. But the tide was at its lowest, which made the rock scramble theoretically easier, with more beach to go around the big … Continue reading →

Posted in identity, Memoir | Tagged buddhism, dead reckoning, fake news, field notes from the pacific coast, identity, media, Memoir, Mountaineering, philosophy, the nature of truth, truth, universal truths, William Pearse writer | 22 Comments

A new path to the waterfall (for Brad)

Posted on June 11, 2017 by pinklightsabre

Hi! If you’ve been reading my blog the past couple weeks you’ll know I’m working on completing v.3 of my memoir, through a 40-day exercise…I’m breaking from the logic with this post, that steps out of the time sequence to … Continue reading →

Posted in humor, Memoir, writing | Tagged aging, backpacking, buddhism, father figure, field notes from the pacific coast, I-90 hikes, identity, Memoir, mid-life crisis, Mountaineering, pacific northwest, Raymond Carver, Seattle, Tinkham Peak, William Pearse writer | 4 Comments

“In the midst of life we are in debt, et cetera”

Posted on May 18, 2017 by pinklightsabre

Wednesday, that day time slows every week, with Lily on a late-start for school, the possibility we could all sleep in until 7:30 but never do, a day I work from home with Charlotte on early release, meaning she gets … Continue reading →

Posted in death, Memoir, musings, prose | Tagged attachments, buddhism, existentialism, Louder than Bombs, Modest Mouse, Music, pacific northwest, parenting, Peter Matthiessen, Radiohead, SAD, The Smiths, The Snow Leopard, William Pearse writer, Zen | 15 Comments

First there is a mountain then there is no mountain, then there is

Posted on May 1, 2017 by pinklightsabre

There was the outfit I’d worn the day before and probably the day before that, in a pile on the floor by the bed. I sat up and got into it like I was going in reverse, stood up, slapped … Continue reading →

Posted in Memoir, travel, writing | Tagged buddhism, Climbing, existentialism, identity, meaning of existence, Memoir, Mount Rainier, Mountaineering, nature of art, pacific northwest, Seattle Mountaineers, The Snow Leopard, William Pearse writer | 23 Comments