What we can do is "enjoy ourselves" by striving to appreciate the wonder of our life and times, including the inevitable setbacks.
Brit Hume, while I wouldn't presume to advise you to take up Buddhism, maybe you could try reading some Buddhist authors like Jack Kornfield or Pema Chodron to supplement your scripture.
The massive corporatization and mind-boggling technological advances of the past couple of decades have produced a vast network of forces that thwart reasonable inquiries and protests.
Buddhist meditation has helped me deal with disappointment. But I still felt devastated when I learned that the owners of the Bodhi Tree are closing their iconic West Hollywood bookstore.
I once was this close to Elvis Presley. I got goose bumps just being near the man whose glorious music introduced me -- and countless millions -- to an ecstatic world beyond our everyday experience.
The know-it-alls in our lives have read and listened to the entire Western Canon yet still find the time to go to every new restaurant, club and museum exhibit.
