Health – Page 2 – Unbounded Life

Suffering in comfort

Posted on January 27, 2009March 21, 2009 by Chris Barclay

UnboundedLife is my exploration of personal freedom, and a key aspect of this is wellness. I like to think about it as freedom to consciously choose and be accountable for the quality of our life. There is so much confusion about wellness in modern society, because it has become a huge industry, and there are […]

Desire Vs Suffering: Buddhism 2.0

Posted on December 6, 2008December 10, 2008 by Chris Barclay

I took several classes on Buddhism in college and even went to study in Sri Lanka in 1986, where I attended the University of Peradinya, in the central highlands of Kandy, a fantastic place. As part of my field research, I wanted to know what it was like to be a monk so I became […]

At the Heart of Being Busy

Posted on December 5, 2008April 6, 2013 by Chris Barclay

There’s a movement I came across called heart-based living. I found it on a website called Heartmath. The Heartmath organization says it’s “dedicated to enhance people’s well being by helping them live a heart-directed life.” Though I don’t exactly understand it, I thought this was an interesting way to talk about wellness and reducing stress. […]

Accessing your inner hero

Posted on November 27, 2008December 6, 2008 by Chris Barclay

“Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgment that something else is more important than fear.” This is one of my all time favorite quotes from writer Ambrose Redmoon. When I first saw it I thought, “This would make a great epitaph.” It truly deserves to be carved into stone in somewhere […]