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...
by Bud Megargee | Feb 9, 2025 | Articles
Without a deep personal commitment to self-forgiveness, we are destined to be chained to our past actions. It is not about finding the direction to justify one’s actions or feelings. Nor is it a method of reconciliation. It is about ownership and complete...
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.