When I read these words to myself, sometimes on a daily basis, I become stronger in my belief that Change and Peace are on the same continuum and they always start (and end) inside of me. “My whole being works best when I am able to achieve EQUANIMITY in life. I thrive when things are NOT tipped […]
Transformation
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 […]
I’m a Pepper. You’re a Pepper…
organism [awr-guh-niz-uh m] noun 1. a form of life composed of mutually interdependent parts that maintain various vital processes. To be an organism in my own life; to confidently behave in my own best interest without doubt, fear or judgement; this is my NIRVANA. This is not a selfish aim for in being such a thing I eclipse that part of myself that gets in […]
Trust
“THE EDGE, there is no honest way to explain it because the only people who really know where it is are the ones who have gone over.”~hunter s. thompson ‘Soft Verges’ is a sign I saw posted whilst driving in the English countryside last year. Verges are the edges of the road. They are also, “She […]
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 […]
Advocating for Meditation
“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 […]
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 […]
Hurdles – Present and Past
I have a thirsty fish in methat can never find enough of what it’s thirsty for!~ Rumi This was my father. He passed away 5 days ago. He was 75 and I loved him very much and I know he loved me. And even though I have 2 years experience in the grief department and because I […]
Pumpkin Bread
He loved Pumpkin Bread. He loved a lot of specific things. He knew what he liked because after much living and much thinking about living he made a point to extract the wheat from the chaff. He knew by practical experimentation which things worked best and he held tight to those things. So I always […]
Words as Tools
I think words are tools by which we fashion a life. What other purpose could there be? Harmony by Madeline Williams “I believe in Divine Harmony and nothing else. This means I have no belief in problems. No condition, situation or frustration can upset me, confuse me or destroy my equilibrium. I do not believe there […]
Like Walking on the Moon!
Love is a many splendid thing, but it is NOT something concrete – nor is Will, Reason or Imagination. Yet we’ve all experienced these insubstantial (yet very foundational) things. We’ve all felt love for a person, place or thing. We’ve all willed ourselves out of bed. And we’re always Reasoning… “Is it better to do thing […]
A Healing Effect
“For things to reveal themselves to us, we need to be ready to abandon our views about them.” ~ thich nhat hahn Describing a feeling is never easy unless I have an acute sense of it’s components. I have been living under an umbrella of grief for 23 months now so I can describe that […]
