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The Way Forward

February 5, 2020 · 1 Comment

“This is how I resign from the victimhood of present knowing and dwell in the powerful ever changing now moment.” As I witness the dissolution of our traditional world, I clearly see things are never going to be the same again. I also understand that my and our world’s present moment is merely a picturing […]

Better Happens

April 25, 2015 · Leave a Comment

“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 […]

A New Way to Love

February 14, 2015 · Leave a Comment

“The colors of the rainbow, so pretty in the sky, Are also on the faces of people going by. I see friends shaking hands, sayin’, “How do you do?” They’re really saying, ” I love you”  ~from Lyrics “What a Wonderful World” by Louis Armstrong I am IN love.  Not like “what is his name?” kind […]

Clarity: A Master Class

February 12, 2015 · Leave a Comment

“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 […]

A Daily Practice

January 26, 2015 · Leave a Comment

“Fish live in streams Birds nest in trees Human beings dwell In warm hearts.” ~Japanese folk Zen saying Keeping my heart open is the plan for the day. It is the plan for everyday. It is a mantra, a philosophy, a way of life. Keeping my heart open allows all my periodic fears to be […]

Good Fortune Awaits

January 3, 2015 · Leave a Comment

“Dreaming without action is never going to get me what I desire” I love this wonderful photo I captured today? I feel so lucky to have recognized the wonder of this moment. I am so glad to be alive and kicking. Seems this new year is begun with electricity, instead of blood, in my veins.  […]

Lessons from the Farm

December 11, 2014 · Leave a Comment

“…before a dream is realized, the Soul of the World tests everything that was learned along the way. It does this not because it is evil, but so that we can, in addition to realizing our dreams, master the lessons we’ve learned as we’ve moved toward that dream.” ~from The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho Perhaps […]

Advocating for Meditation

December 8, 2014 · Leave a Comment

“Through the sacred art of pausing, we develop the capacity to stop hiding, to stop running away from our experience. We begin to trust in our natural intelligence, in our naturally wise heart, in our capacity to open to whatever arises. Like awakening from a dream, in the moment of pausing our trance recedes and […]

An Open Invitation

November 21, 2014 · Leave a Comment

Crazy good explanation…I am so grateful for it’s joyful clarity! http://omeleto.com/199433/

Love Beyond Measure

November 18, 2014 · Leave a Comment

“For I have learned that every heart will get What it prays for Most ” – hafiz How much Love can you take?  Let’s talk volume here. Is it enough? Is it too much? Can you take just a little more? And just a little more again? Why is there a set amount that is allowed? […]

Turning the Corner

November 13, 2014 · Leave a Comment

“…while the voice of social conditioning manifests itself as a stream of thoughts in the head, wisdom often appears as emotions or physical sensations in the body.” ~martha beck Unfoldment Rough hune husks fall away Making tender tendrils shown Creeping vines and shoots gather In a storm of awakening I am anew I am crossing […]

The Divine in Scotland

October 27, 2014 · Leave a Comment

the divine in the palm of our hands “I am where I need to be. Everything around me includes and hides the sacred.”                      ~ Mary Mrozowski This includes haggis. What is divine that is in front of you? Tag You’re It!

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Lani received a B.F.A from Virginia Commonwealth University in 1986 and earned a B.A in Art Education from NCCU in 2000.
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