by Bud Megargee | Nov 14, 2021 | Articles
It would be amazing if I could find a way to become brave, curious, and gentle, like a child’s adventurous wisdom. But I am not like that. I am entangled with a series of life stories that make it hard to recognize a type of innocent awareness. Whenever I attempt to...
by Bud Megargee | Oct 26, 2021 | Articles
When I was in my early to mid-twenties, and a struggling psychology intern, my clinical mentor asked me a series of questions, with the objective of removing any unwanted medical rubble I had assembled during my graduate school years. His professional intention? To...
by Bud Megargee | Aug 10, 2021 | Articles
We tend to think more about what we are doing than who we are becoming. In all our lives there are moments when the ground starts to shake beneath our feet. These are the times when our world becomes destabilized, and everything changes around us. Gradually, as the...
by Bud Megargee | Jul 18, 2021 | Articles
,, “Soul Afterlife” shares your personal journey and the discoveries you have made along the way. What were some key ideas that you wanted to explore in this book? That is an excellent question. Over a ten-year period, I noted more than a few explanations...
by Bud Megargee | May 31, 2021 | Articles
The world that I inhabit has jagged edges. Every day I am asked to navigate multiple shattered lives and complex decisions. Unfortunately, my personal universe is built on the back of uncertainty; the type that results in awkward endings. These are the moments when I...
by Bud Megargee | Mar 24, 2021 | Articles
I learned a new phrase today – six words sewn together in a hypnotic exchange of emotion, storytelling and magical thinking. They are: “the time between dog and wolf.” Ironically, this is not a new phrase. Variations can be traced throughout history. As an example,...
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.