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nicholaspihl@gmail.com–Uncategorized–June 18, 2024June 18, 2024

I’ve been having a weird week since getting back. Nothing is “wrong” per se, but a whole lot of what […]

Last week, I attended a week-long meditation retreat at the Lama Foundation in New Mexico, near Taos. It wasn’t totally […]

nicholaspihl@gmail.com–Thoughts–May 13, 2024June 11, 2024

Joseph Campbell once said that if you can see the path in front of you clearly, then it is not […]

nicholaspihl@gmail.com–Thoughts–May 10, 2024May 10, 2024

Talking to people about death is an important part of my work. Particularly when working with retirees who are closer […]

nicholaspihl@gmail.com–Thoughts–May 9, 2024December 10, 2024

Comedy Sex God by Pete Holmes A Wizard of EarthSea by Ursula LeGuinn Wind/Pinball by Haruki Murakami Handbook for Highly […]

nicholaspihl@gmail.com–Thoughts–May 9, 2024May 15, 2024

It is amazing how many people I meet who report having easy, lucrative jobs. These are jobs that bring in […]

nicholaspihl@gmail.com–Thoughts–May 8, 2024May 8, 2024

A pattern I have noticed is that I have a tendency to want to fix my life all at once. […]

nicholaspihl@gmail.com–Thoughts–May 8, 2024May 8, 2024

In his Sermon on the Mount lecture, Richard Rohr highlighted some of the differences between the society of biblical times, […]

It occurs to me that what I share here doesn’t have to be 100% original. I have very few original […]

When I’m gone, all that will remain is what I gave away during my life. Nothing I coveted, or tried […]