“Truth itself is something you live, not something you think.” ~martha beck How about them apples? You can say anything you like. You can think all day on a subject. And you can feel as happy or as sad as you like. But it is the actual manifestation of what is in front of you […]
Co-Creating
Attachment
“Susnset in a Glass” Photo by Alice Reid 2015 “You are the sky. Everything else is just the weather.” ~pema chodron Letting go of attachment is enlarging my experience of love. Unconfined Love can be totally free to embrace without fear of losing anything or anyone. It can just be love. That is a good […]
Healing Is Available Right Now!
“The wound is the place where the light enters you.” ~rumi I worked really hard on becoming numb in all the acceptable ways. I turned on the television and watched familiar shows until they just became color and noise. I ate and ate and ate until there was no more empty room left on the […]
Self-Love is the Bread of Life
“Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing there is a field. I will meet you there. When the soul lies down in the grass the world is too full to talk about” ~rumi I am getting used to taking care of myself again. I did it before I was married. A burst of tears erupts […]
Giving In
Seems who I thought I was got in the way of who I am… Being human – the spiral seeks me out. They say grief is an ever changing spiral on which we travel. And at certain points you can just expect your feelings of grief to be heightened. So you should prepare for them. […]
Beginner’s Mind
“Rabbit’s clever,” said Pooh thoughtfully.“Yes,” said Piglet, “Rabbit’s clever.”“And he has Brain.”“Yes,” said Piglet, “Rabbit has Brain.” There was a long silence. “I suppose,” said Pooh, “that that’s why he never understands anything.” ~a. a. milne, winnie-the-pooh For a while now I had thought I knew enough to be a teacher. But now I realize […]
Just Fifty Feet Away
Ultima forsan. It’s later than you think; literally, ‘Perhaps the last’. These words are inscribed on some clocks to indicate that the moment of death; indeed, the moment of eternal judgment, may be at hand. The wise person treats every hour as though it were his/her last.“We are just fifty feet away from the gate,”our […]
A Love Letter to Life
“Whatever satisfies the soul is truth.” ~walt whitman 1819 -1892 As my sister goes off on an adventure to find and immerse herself in the new-to-her waters of the Mediterranean (thank god for spellcheck) I am content to stay close to home today, to listen hard to my soul’s heart and to write this love […]
mon cœur chante
Sacredness is just around the corner. You must believe this to see it, then it starts showing up! What is that thing that allows you to breathe more freely and love more fully? Can you envision the whole thing coming together just like you wish it to be – for your highest good and the highest […]
Where Does Momentum Come From?
I am becoming anew…again. In the past I was always thrown by the smallest of changes. Change made me annoyed…then angry…then quiet and sullen. After the offending new thing became old, my psyche would relax, the irritation would dissolve and I would begin a forced march toward acceptance.Now I am grounded. My grounding is rooted in […]
Closing the Gap
“This new-ish internal gyroscope is being built within me. It invites me to balance things out more easily. Still no itinerary. Still no destination. But lots of budding awareness’ to make note of — like Darwin, uncovering Origin of Species.” ~me from first blog post on november 5, 2013 How far apart are who you […]
Love and Mercy
“Be like the sun for grace and mercy. Be like the night to cover others’ faults. Be like running water for generosity. Be like death for rage and anger. Be like the earth for modesty. Appear as you are. Be as you are.” ~rumi 1207-1273 I know DEATH really well. It has been my companion, […]