by Bud Megargee | Sep 1, 2025 | Articles
Predictably, we all experience moments in life where everything we thought we knew begins to unravel. Some appear as lost loves, personal betrayals, or luckless medical diagnosis. Each event possesses a silence so deeply felt that their impacts endlessly reverberates...
by Bud Megargee | Aug 1, 2025 | Articles
I am predictably typical. The proof rests in the fact that most of my life experiences have found a haven of simplicity. My Buddhist friends have said that I successfully recognize that endings are a natural part of life, and that it is okay to feel closure. They...
by Bud Megargee | Jul 6, 2025 | Articles
This uninterrupted thought followed today’s conversation: I have learned from a long line of teachers, students, and debates. As a result, all that I have accomplished, acquired, or imparted, has never been exclusively mine. This blog compares abstract comments...
by Bud Megargee | Jun 4, 2025 | Articles
For the past few days, I have been huddled in my writing space compiling mental notes targeting the comforts of life – or – in some cases, their absence. At the end of each day, I found myself focusing on how life relationships develop and impact our desired...
by Bud Megargee | May 8, 2025 | Articles
I have come to believe that there are four groupings in life: birth, aging, illness, and death. Everyone must face these collective passageways as they move through life. I am amazed, however, at how I have passively progressed through these categories without much...
by Bud Megargee | Mar 28, 2025 | Articles
When examining the resentment and ill will that surround my world, I have one safe strategy. I try to select a time when I can temporarily separate what I perceive as authentic from what others have created. Personally, these are incredibly unique moments that are...
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.