Fantasy = Fun

On the way to preschool, the doctor had left her stethoscope on the car seat, and her little girl picked it up and began playing with it. “Be still, my heart,” thought the doctor, “my daughter wants to follow in my footsteps!” Then the child spoke into the instrument, “Welcome to McDonald’s. May I take […]

Kung Chew by Art Campbell

Introducing, …Kung Chew, a creation from my mind, a drawing that turned into a full blown character as the kids helped me to create his adventures. In 2007 he was all over our living room in different comic strips and in 2010 he came alive in a blender / computer graphics movie we all took […]

one minute, a priceless gem

A lord asked Takuan, a Zen teacher, to suggest how he might pass the time. He felt his days very long attending his office and sitting stiffly to receive the homage of others. Takuan wrote eight Chinese characters and gave them to the man: Not twice this day Inch time foot gem. This day will […]

slippery situations

   One of the most memorable case studies on Japanese management was the case of the empty soap box, which happened in one of Japan’s biggest cosmetics companies. The company received a complaint that a consumer had bought a soap box that was empty. Immediately the authorities isolated the problem to the assembly line, which […]

differences/intelligence

Chuan and Jing joined a wholesale company together just after graduation. Both worked very hard. After several years, the boss promoted Jing to sales executive but Chuan remained a sales rep. One day Chuan could not take it anymore, tender resignation to the boss and complained the boss did not value hard working staff, but […]

Hotei, Santa Claus is a zen master

Who is this fat guy? A Buddhist Monk that travels around with a cloth bag over his shoulder and gives out candy to children. Is it Santa Claus? In Japan he is known as Hotei. He is an enlightened person that has gained a large belly, like the fat-bellied buddhas you may have seen in Chinese […]

hermit in a shell

Hermit in a shell against ocean swells bluer than the sea Sandy trails bled over mountainous dunes beaten by a woman with a broom! Secluded rejuvenation strengthened his legs with weighted shoulders carried his burden bed Then picked up by a bird carried across the burning beaches to a merridian of kinship words Dropped on […]

the dog and the leopard (Ingenuity)

Funny Friday (a little wisdom/humor in a tale of a little wiener dog) A wealthy man decided to go on a safari in Africa. He took his faithful pet dachshund along for company rather than leave it at a kennel for the duration of his vacation. One day, the dachshund started chasing butterflies and before long, […]

Murdered Mistletoe

  Murdered Mistletoe tip-toe tossed rocks didn’t do alot to bring it down a holiday ornament kisses, nestled in nature in the penthouse of a tree top it was found twigs, dirt-clods and a screwdriver thrown up at it came back solo, to the ground objective solved murdered mistletoe with a shot-gun round   Art~ […]

The Twelve Days of a Zen Christmas

The Twelve Days of a Zen Christmas On the first day of Christmas I will give to thee, a bow humbly (~_~) On the second day of Christmas I will give to thee, two doves of peace …and a bow humbly (~_~) On the third day of Christmas I will give to thee, three turtles […]