by Mark Saluke | Mar 1, 2026 | mindfulness and meditation, New beginnings, Pet Companionship, The Tao
“Wisdom is knowing I am nothing. Love is knowing I am everything. And between the two my life moves.” (Nisargadatta Maharaj) Stumbling across the above quote happened at just the right time in my life. I was attempting to put together my first mindfulness meditation...
by Mark Saluke | Jan 31, 2026 | Author’s Journey, Pet Companionship, Recovery & Sobriety, Uncategorized, Upcoming events
Sometime in late 1977, my sister Michelle got a gift, a brand-spankin’ new album, “The Stranger,” by some guy named Billy Joel. Flashforward to about six years later, when some little kid stumbles across this album and becomes enamored with its cover, pretty...
by Mark Saluke | Dec 27, 2025 | New beginnings, Recovery & Sobriety
The first time I met Roger, he walked up to me after a recovery meeting, wearing an eye patch, asking if I could help him stay sober. “I’m not a pirate,” he explained, which I’d already mostly surmised since he didn’t greet me with an “ahoy” or long-drawn out...
by Mark Saluke | Nov 29, 2025 | New beginnings, Pet Companionship, Recovery & Sobriety
“Summer does not fade away in a day.” –365 Tao, p. 215 (Decline), Deng-Ming Dao I did a thing. The timing couldn’t have been better, the circumstances fell right into place, and as of this past Wednesday, it’s official: I’m a first-time homeowner. A nod to new...
by Mark Saluke | Oct 26, 2025 | Recent media, Site Announcements, Upcoming events
This is the calm before the storm, in many ways. Here in Indiana, we’ve had a big old cooldown. The days are getting much shorter, and the daylight savings switch is right around the corner as October quickly fades into November. It’s been a great fall. September was...
