by Bud Megargee | Jul 18, 2026 | Articles
“Opinions” arrive quickly, like weather moving across the mind. They “form without effort,” often without reflection, and rarely with the weight of understanding behind them. An opinion can spring from the emotion or echo of someone else’s certainty. That is “why...
by Bud Megargee | Jun 24, 2026 | Articles
The world’s most capable minds, from the quiet warriors of American Special Forces to the tragic heroes of Shakespeare, all share a single discipline: The ability to think beyond the obvious. “Exceptional thinking” is their compass. It is the art of seeing from...
by Bud Megargee | Jun 22, 2026 | Articles
I am writing this with the hope that no one will ever read it. That is the only reason I can fully express what I have been sitting within me for years. Eighteen years ago, I lost myself. It was not in a dramatic or cinematic way; just slowly, politely. I had drifted...
by Bud Megargee | Jun 2, 2026 | Articles
Sometimes what we call “depression” might really be something else. Instead, many of us walk around emotionally “compressed,” carrying more than we can hold; bracing ourselves so tight that we forget what it was like to breathe easily. From the outside, these feelings...
by Bud Megargee | May 15, 2026 | Articles
One thing that life continues to teach me – sometimes gently, sometimes like it is trying to get my attention with a frying pan – in that “intuition and imagination” are two of the most reliable guides we have. This does not refer to the small stuff, but for the...
by Bud Megargee | Apr 28, 2026 | Articles
When I think about what truly supports a grounded and meaningful life, I often return to a few simple Buddhist principles – mindfulness, loving kindness, and compassion. These are not abstract spiritual ideals. They are practical ways of meeting the world with clarity...
Bud Megargee is a former senior behavioral healthcare executive; a Washington, DC., healthcare lobbyist; and an independently published, best-selling and award-winning author. He began writing after exploring Eastern philosophy and alternative medicine techniques in the professional treatment of emotional challenges at a Taiwanese Buddhist monastery.