In the last episode I mentioned that I've been in a bit of a funk lately and I talked about how that's effected my practice. In the spirit of honesty and authenticity, I thought it might be worth exploring that sense of sadness a bit further and sharing with you all in the hopes that maybe it might be relevant and relatable to your own experience, maybe it might just resonate with you as well. If you'd like to support the work I'm doing you can make a contribution here: anchor.fm/duanetoops/support Here's a few of my recent blog posts that I mentioned: "Today was a shitty day" - duanetoops.wordpress.com/2019/01/22/today-was-a-shitty-day/ "Maybe I failed, maybe I needed to" - duanetoops.wordpress.com/2019/01/23/maybe-i-failed-maybe-i-needed-to/ "Losing my Zen and my Sh*t" - duanetoops.wordpress.com/2019/02/05/losing-my-zen-and-my-sht/ "Maybe a 'Reminder' is what we really need" - duanetoops.wordpress.com/2019/02/13/maybe-a-reminder-is-what-we-really-need/ "Reminding Reminders Remain" - https://duanetoops.wordpress.com/2019/02/20/reminding-reminders-remain/ Below you'll find links to all the books and content I referenced, as well as all the gear I use to make videos and podcasts. Some of these are amazon affiliate links, using these links to make a purchase is an easy way to support the channel. Thanks so much! Sadness, Love, Openness: The Buddhist Path to Joy - https://amzn.to/2GYuY94 Pure Land of the Patriarchs Zen Master Han-Shan of Pure Land Buddhism - https://amzn.to/2BGDOnA A Buddhist Leader in Ming China: The Life and Thought of Han-shan Te'Ching - https://amzn.to/2SoC7lV Going to Pieces Without Falling Apart - https://amzn.to/2Ep3eZa Advice Not Given - https://amzn.to/2BYhVRJ The Trauma of Everyday Life - https://amzn.to/2Nt10eB 10% Happier Podcast - Interview with Dr. Mark Epstein - https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/abc-news/10-happier/e/58465941 Angel City Zen Center Podcast - Emily Eslami - Not to be Achieved by wanting (Unnecessary Roughness) - https://www.aczc.org/aczcpodcast/2019/1/28/emily-eslami-not-to-be-achieved-by-wanting-unnecessary-roughness Gear I use: Nikon D5300 - amzn.to/2s6zF89 Nikon 18-135mm Lens - amzn.to/2BMShhx K&F Variable Neutral Density Filter - amzn.to/2Sm93Lz Amazon Basics 50inch Tripod - amzn.to/2StDwrr Boya BY-M1 Lav Mic - amzn.to/2rWHbC7 Blue Snowball USB Mic - amzn.to/2BLvyCL ESDDI Softbox lighting kit - amzn.to/2Sj1uFz ASUS ROG G751J Laptop - amzn.to/2Solarw Follow me on Social: YouTube - www.youtube.com/channel/UCJ5hmW1yeMaF4wcU08FxqAw?view_as=subscriber Facebook - www.facebook.com/duanejtoops/ Twitter - twitter.com/duanetoops Instagram - www.instagram.com/duanetoops/ Wordpress - duanetoops.wordpress.com/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/duanetoops/support