About Don Boivin
Shy Guy Meets the Buddha
Reflections on Work, Love, and Nature
“Don has a gentle writing style that will bring a little peace to your day. ”
Bert Jackson, Former CEO, Cape Cod Technology Council
WELCOME
Posted two to four times each month, these mostly biographical essays are inspired by my struggle to find some way of living and relating in this world that makes sense and feels right; to navigate the challenge of abiding peacefully on this earth, in this body, in this human community. I explore my evolving search for a meaningful career; the deep pains and warm satisfactions of marriage and relationship; spiritual striving and the search for the true nature of self and reality; my life-long love of nature and the blissful gratification of a quiet wooded trail; the books I’ve loved; the words that have stopped me in my tracks, woken me up, or quietly accompanied me along the way.
I practice Buddhist mindfulness and meditation, not as a hobby but as a way of life. Mindfulness is paying attention to what is happening here and now, with courage and honesty and without judgement. Meditation is a practice that opens some space in the mind for clearer seeing and understanding.