by Bud Megargee | Mar 3, 2026 | Articles
The anxiety in my life has a way of filling every corner of my existence with noise. Individual thoughts race, my worries pile up, and, even my smallest decisions are overwhelming. In those moments, finding periods of “silence” and quiet can feel almost impossible,...
by Bud Megargee | Feb 23, 2026 | Articles
There are times when we lay in bed, staring at the ceiling, thinking about how we failed to learn from parts of ourselves in time. Here is an example – one instance shows a relationship that did not break all at once. It thinned. It was quiet. It slipped back...
by Bud Megargee | Feb 9, 2026 | Articles
“Skepticism” has followed me throughout most of my writing career. It has not been an enemy, but a shadow that insists on walking beside me. My awareness of that shadow becomes more pronounced, since I write about metaphysical things. As a result, I consistently feel...
by Bud Megargee | Feb 1, 2026 | Articles
Sixty years is a long time to stay silent about something that shaped all of us so deeply. Most of us look back, never expecting the memories to rise again with such clarity, and never expecting to feel anything as strong after so much time had passed. And yet here we...
by Bud Megargee | Jan 19, 2026 | Articles
I am often asked if life is a fixed point on a map of existence. No, it is not. “Life evolves with purpose.” Purpose is not a job title, a relationship, or an attractively packaged mission statement. It is the pulse beneath our skin. Purpose is the whisper that wakes...
by Bud Megargee | Jan 1, 2026 | Articles
We often hear that life is about finding “balance,” when we continuously juggle work and rest, ambition and contentment, self, and others. Yet, “balance” by its nature, is a constant act of judgement. While “balance” can help us...
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.