Kellie Schorr works as a commissioned novelist who writes mystery genre novels for publication services. Her published writing credentials also include: journal articles, short stories, and a two-year stint writing for a web-comic. Kellie’s fiction is represented by the Kathryn Green Literary Agency. Kellie has been practicing meditation for over 15 years. She studies Dharma and took Refuge vows in the Shambhala lineage of Buddhism. When she’s not sitting down to write, or sitting on her cushion, she enjoys comic books, computer games, tea, and movies. She lives and works in rural Virginia with her partner, Cathy, and three beagles. Her favorite word is chiaroscuro.
The End of Suffering: Amida Buddha is the Ultimate Reality
Ivan Latham There is a lot of suffering in the world. That's the fact of it. The world isn't itself synonymous with suffering. The whole cycle of life is a neutral expression of the Ultimate---that which some might call "divine," but as a Pure Land...
Pros & Cons of Meditation Apps: Can They Help Us Be More Mindful?
By Sunny Chayes Often what comes to mind when I think of my iPhone is how mindful it really isn't. I think of the many times the person with whom I am sharing a meal has picked up their phone to make a call or look something up on the...
Big Box Zen: Mindfulness in the Workplace
By John Lee Pendall I just got employee of the month. They gave me a little plaque and everything. My manager called me into the office. I wondered, "Alright, what am I in trouble for? It could be so many different things." Instead, he slid the...
Buddhism is Not About Insight
By Layman Chushu Breakthroughs are addictive. Many people practice for the joy of insight. This can be an obstacle itself, something else to grasp after and make “mine.” We think that insight is the way, but not all insights are wise. Some breakthroughs...
Creating Good Habits: How to Start Over…Again
By Leo Babauta There’s a hope that when we start creating a new habit that we’ll master it and never have to worry about it again, or when we start a new project that it’ll go perfectly. Unfortunately, life never goes according to our plans. We...
Mindful AF: Does This Make Me More Authentic?
By Dana Gornall "Those who cling to perceptions and views wander the world offending people." ~ The Buddha Fuck. The word is everywhere lately, it seems. Whether it be an adjective, noun, verb or adverb, it is sprinkled with such ease matter of...
The Skeptic: Are You Suspicious of Happiness?
By David Jones Have you ever been suspicious of feeling happy? Do you have anxiety because things are going good for you at the moment? When something good happens do you slide into the dread of waiting for the inevitable bad thing that's going to come...
How the Netflix Show Atypical Reminds Me of the Metta Sutta
By Daniel Scharpenburg I started watching this show on Netflix called Atypical. When I say “started watching” I mean I watched all 18 episodes in this month (I like Netflix a lot). It’s a coming of age tale about a teenager named Sam who is...
Finding Gratitude & Happiness When We are in Pain
By Deb Avery I hurt, but that's okay. It's okay because I'm happy. I'm happy because life is still good even with the pain. I admit, today I am struggling. Two weeks post-op and I went for my first walk without my walker with wheels. Okay, so...
Need to Focus? Yoga Poses to Strengthen Concentration:
By Lyuthar Jacobs Giving complete attention to anything has become just impossible for most of us nowadays. All thanks for distractability go to our brain, which often becomes restless. It is true that we can’t ignore the hassles of life...
Finding Compassion in a Time of Ire
By Kellie Schorr I’m a steady and strong person, often the “voice of reason” (even when I’m sometimes unreasonable), and peaceful at deep, still-waters level. I am occasionally funny and often laughable. When I’m involved in those awful group “tell us...
The Inner Tradition of Yoga by Michael Stone {Book Review}
By Dana Gornall "We expend so much energy avoiding the way life actually unfolds, and most of the time we are not aware that we are doing this. This is exhausting. When we begin to see that there is spaciousness where there was resistance, the contents...
Thoughts about Turning 32: I am a Work in Progress
By John Lee Pendall I'll be 32 years old soon. 32. As I sit here, I can't help but wonder, "What the hell happened?" One of my co-workers is 19. He talks fast, belching out whatever thought comes to mind. He takes pride in his hardships. Was...
My Sense of God is Mine
By David Jones What calls you to the dinner table? Your mom? A dinner bell? Your tradition of eating at 6 PM? Your tummy demanding to know if your throat's been cut? The origin of the calling doesn't really matter, does it? We feel the urge to eat, and we...
You are not Alone: Finding a Spiritual Community
By Daniel Scharpenburg Buddhism was created because a guy sat under a tree by himself. Prior to that he studied with some spiritual teachers, but he didn't find the relief from suffering that he was looking for. Then he practiced asceticism...
