Welcome to Wake Up Now! This blog is about my experience with applying teachings on mindfulness to the immediate and rugged experiences of daily life. You will find a few definitions and references here to clarify the topic, yet this is not intended as a scholarly approach to mindfulness.

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A Film About My OM Boy. I watched this beautiful PBS biographical film about the life of Siddhartha Gautama, The Buddha. It tells his story, from his pampered life as a prince to his enlightenment, mixing ancient Buddhist art, animation and beautiful cinematography. Enjoy! November 24, 2011. Screaming Dreamers From the Babel Tales Series by Peter Funch. In the words of Tibor Kalman.

One more voice in the wilderness of blogging sorting through the tangle of modern life attempting to make sense of some of it. Tuesday, October 25, 2011. Yup, a boring, reduntant old gratitude list.

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