Ijime: Bullying (いじめ) （建設的な生き方）

Here is a translation that I made this evening from a Japanese Constructive Living website. The topic is a dark one that is a persistent problem in Japan: “bullying.” Here is my translation: Bullying Bullying has occurred in every time period. So, it probably won’t go away from now, either. It is a problem not [...]

Walking Your Path

“Many paths lie before you. Some paths highlight quiet sitting in peaceful surroundings. Some paths highlight sharp action and danger. Some paths are highly visible to others. Some paths require many hours of isolation. Your path is individually designed for you. You discover it only by walking it. Looking back, the twists and turns make [...]

Actualizing (A Constructive Living Approach)

In his book Reality’s Reminders, Dr. David K. Reynolds reminds us, ” For all your hopes and dreams your life now is as it is. Reality responds to what you do and not to what you think or hope or dream. Actualizing involves action.” What this means to me is that goals become actualized through [...]

Constructive Living: Unpublished Texts Series #2

Do the now well. The following is from David K. Reynolds’s book “Reflections on the Dhammaphada.” You can read the entire text online here Chapter 8 Words are gifts, too. Offer your best gifts to others. They are the giftwrap and the gift itself. Truthful gifts that provoke thought are especially valuable. Showy gifts reflect [...]

Constructive Living: Unpublished Texts Series #1

I have received permission and will be periodically posting excerpts from unpublished Constructive Living texts written by David K. Reynolds. Today’s piece is from the “Reflections” section of Reynolds’s book The Ears Have It. The Ears Have It David K. Reynolds You cannot expect to understand the depths of these writings without help. Please don’t [...]

While the Coffee Brews: Five Morning Fragments

The following five fragments were inspired by Constructive Living author David K. Reynolds. Thank you for your attention. If these help you or you are interested in reading more CL material, please visit: Constructive Living. I awake early in the morning, while the world around me has already awoken. Birds. Insects. Commiting myself to the [...]

Living Constructively: Effort

The productivity of your day depends on you and the effort that you choose to exert as you move toward your goals. The time between when you wake up and when you sink into sleep is limited, is a finite experience. The effort that you exert today will change your life, whether that effort be [...]