“What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.” ~ralph waldo emerson Ever wonder how to tweak your life to make it even better than it already is? No need to struggle – just allow “better” to happen.There are those bumper stickers that say ‘SHIT HAPPENS’? What […]
being human
The Happiest Place on Earth – Selling Mindfulness
“Nothing could be finer than meditating in Carolina…” Wouldn’t it be great if meditation was as American as baseball, hot dogs, apple pie and Chevrolet? I wonder what kind of world we could create if meditation was demystified, re imagined or sold en mass like cereal or detergent? Is it just me or are we […]
Yearning: Other Words Other Ways
We all yearn for something. Christine Valters Painter stirs my yearning to be one with my soul’s heart. I say yes and yes and yes to living from the inside out!“This is not a poem but a rain-soaked day keeping me insidewith you and you loving me like a storm. This is not a poem but […]
Becoming Wide and Open
“Your beliefs become your thoughts Your thoughts become your wordsYour words become your actionsYour actions become your habitsYour habits become your characterYour character becomes your destiny” ~mohandas ghandi There is an energy that is spoiling my peace. It crackles and shifts the silence within me. And deep down and all through everything I know – I know this […]
Good Grief
“You know quite well, deep within you, that there is only a single magic, a single power, a single salvation… and that it is called loving. Well, then, love your suffering. Do not resist it, do not flee from it. It is your aversion that hurts, nothing else.” ~hermann hesse Grief has sculpted me over […]
Pandora
Hey Pandora…Why not look inside? “Endowed by the gods with every attribute of beauty and goodness, Pandora was the first woman on earth. Happy the man given her as wife! Her dowry from the gods included a box, which she was warned never to open. No one but the gods knew what was hidden inside. […]
Clarity: A Master Class
“What you are, and who you are should provide greater clarity about where you have been and where you are headed. Although one distinguishes spiritual from physical nature, the ultimate unification of the two is the consequence of the struggle for internal, external and eternal – peace.” ~t.f. hodge Clarity really messes up everything I […]
How To Unfold
“Raise your words, not voice. It is rain that grows flowers, not thunder.” ~rumi How do I unfold? Until I am able to live in the dream for my highest self, I am borrowing my Soul’s heart to assist me in making decisions. To do this I am meditating more regularly, which helps me to […]
A Teaching Creme Brûlée
“I tired of the routine of eight years in one afternoon.”― Charlotte Brontë I am no innocent bystander. Everything I do, say, think and believe affects my life. I had a teaching creme brûlée last nite. I knew it was OK to order it, but I did not pay enough attention to the description on the menu. […]
Finding your G-spot
“If you can sit quietly after difficult news (even if in financial downturns you remain perfectly calm)… If you can see your neighbors travel to fantastic places without a twinge of jealously… If you can happily eat whatever is on your plate, or fall asleep after a day of running around without a drink or a pill… If you […]
Getting Back to My Life
“A low point in life is sometimes a turning point. but you have to turn” ~ thomas moore, author of Care of the Soul In a difficult moment I found myself saying aloud, “I can’t wait to get back to my life!” And seconds later I recognized that this moment, every part and parcel of […]
Fallen
Fallen I am wounded I am weak I am not alone. Scooped up Made warm and welcome Earth dug deep with candles lit Your love nourishes me. Gracious nestling In your family’s home, your heart, your lives, your land. Just now this way I am safe I can crow I am made stronger in your […]
