misc-joy

Author: Kenley Neufeld

  • Coffee Arrives. Looking Deeply. 

    Appreciating a cup of coffee from Burundi and roasted by Blue Bottle – they call the roast Burundi Kayanza Mpanga. What do I know if where my coffee comes? Not much! It is quite amazing that I can sit here on a bright and sunny morning in the Ojai Valley drinking a cup of coffee from across…

  • Stories from our Lives

    This year is turning out to be a decent year for new music. I’ve got so many new releases in my playlist and I’m happily making my way through the material. Here’s a few tracks that I’ve been particularly enjoying in the last week. Frightened Rabbit – Get Out I have the last couple Frightened Rabbit releases…

  • Writing on Medium

    I’ve been experimenting with writing over on Medium the last year or so because it has the capacity to reach a different and broader audience. If you haven’t checked it out, head over and see my profile (much of the current posts were crossposted here, except for the last one). Kenley on Medium Not sure how much…

  • Catching Snakes and No-Self

    One of the deepest and most difficult teachings of the Buddha is no-self. In fact, we are warned that it can be dangerous if we don’t understand clearly this concept. Furthering my study and reflection on this teaching, I read The Sutra on Knowing the Better Way to Catch a Snake. In this sutra, we can learn…

  • Looking Back. Looking Forward.

    At twenty-six years old, rocketing out of Silicon Valley at the dawn of the graphical web browser, I went to work as Electronic Media Librarian at University High School in San Francisco. It’s been twenty years since that day, and I have had a very rich and satisfying career serving students and faculty in four…

  • Graduation Speech at SBCC

    As Academic Senate President, I had the honor of speaking to over 500 graduates at Santa Barbara City College on Friday, May 23, 2014. The following are the words I shared. On behalf of the Santa Barbara City College faculty, I welcome you. Welcome to our faculty, our staff, our administrators, our board of trustees.…

  • Bedside View. Books.