Category Archives: Life

Why I Quit My Job and Moved 400 Miles Away.

Posted on 2015/09/08 by Brian B Baker

Dreaming is something we all believe in, but it’s too often not something we’re able to bring to reality. We work too hard, don’t live enough and don’t enjoy things as well as we should. We find that what we’re … Continue reading →

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Why I’m No Longer A Slave To Anger

Posted on 2012/12/28 by Brian B Baker

Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned. – Buddha For a long time anger was a part of my life. I … Continue reading →

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Are You Being A Slave?

Posted on 2012/12/26 by Brian B Baker

When I was in my early twenties I was angry. Angry about what was going on in my life. Angry at my dad and mom for their divorce when I was eight at myself for being discharged from Marine boot … Continue reading →

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Are You Living The Life You Want?

Posted on 2012/12/24 by Brian B Baker

Friday we had the whole, “The world is ending, Oh my god, what are we going to do”, thing. But it got me to thinking about how susceptible we are to things we read, see and watch. I know people … Continue reading →

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How We’re Teaching Buddhism To Our Kids.

Posted on 2012/12/21 by Brian B Baker

I’ve posted many times about my beliefs in Buddhism, but I’ve never discussed what we tell our kids about Buddhism or Christianity. Here’s a couple of recent stories about our life and raising our kids Buddhist. A few weeks ago, … Continue reading →

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My Favorite Christmas’ As A Kid

Posted on 2012/12/17 by Brian B Baker

When I was a little boy my aunt would stay with us on Christmas. Truth be told, she wasn’t really an aunt, but someone my grandparents were friends with and became part of their family. When my dad and his … Continue reading →

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Damn, It Feels Good To Be Dark.

Posted on 2012/11/09 by Brian B Baker

Your Inner Darkness Sometimes darkness has a way of finding you, finding who you are inside and manipulating it. These dark forces come from within each of us. We all have our darkness, the things that if we were to … Continue reading →

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Why we shouldn’t fear the butterflies.

Posted on 2012/06/13 by Brian B Baker

What dream is this? We see fantasy and ripples of lies following us through the journey of gathering what we think our lives are. We don’t feel the randomness, the chaotic spasms of our failings. We ignore the path set … Continue reading →

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10 Things you can do to help your bullied kid.

Posted on 2012/06/11 by Brian B Baker

When I was bullied in school I always wished there was someone who could have helped me. A teacher, another student or one of my parents. But I never told them about how bad it was, they’re only finding out … Continue reading →

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Why living to 120 is my goal.

Posted on 2012/06/08 by Brian B Baker

Doctor Who has a way of making me think. It’s been that way since I was a kid and would watch it on PBS. We watched the episode the other night, the one where The Doctor falls asleep as the … Continue reading →

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