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...
by Bud Megargee | Apr 11, 2026 | Articles
When people ask me about heaven, often before we have settled into the conversation, I tell them that my understanding is not built on geography. It is built on attention. Over the years, through the books I have written and questions that I have followed, I have...
by Bud Megargee | Mar 26, 2026 | Articles
There are moments in a human life when the boundaries between the physical and the unseen thins, and something unexpected steps forward. Explorers have written about this for more than a century – the presence of a calm, guiding companion who appears when survival...
by Bud Megargee | Mar 11, 2026 | Articles
When I think of the people closest to me – the ones I care the most about – I find myself wanting to gather them all into a small circle, as you do before speaking about something that matters. I would begin by telling them that I have come to understand that life...
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.