A long-postponed task, I decided to do a cleaning of my musty library of documents tracking a lifetime of rules and beliefs. Immediately upon entering, I felt the discomfort of being weighed down.  Imagining going through each one, brought me rushing out again and slamming the door shut. But determined…

Charlie Kirk’s life and death has called forth an abundance of deeply felt responses from our country. Though I did not know of him before his passing, I now feel a sense of his beingness from many videos of him sharing his thoughts, feelings and beliefs. 

An invitation received from the further shore: How the loss of my beloved sister is changing me from the inside out, as I walk the grieving path...

To live or not to live? dost thou ask doubtless knowing what is already beating within my chest, a passion notwithstanding, a fear of knowing the truth? For a precious force of love doth move this heart to speak…

This day I express my gratitude for the magnificence of creation. For the intricacies in the design of the web of life. I deeply receive the teaching that all things, all forms of life are interrelated, that the core essence of creation, of life is…

The Holy Land, The ancient story, Unhealed trauma calling forth repetition of trauma and violence. Is a higher perspective possible?

If we are traveling in a water-worthy boat down a river, there are some things we already know about the journey, even before beginning it.

We know there will be turns and maybe falls we will need to maneuver. We know the current‘s speed and depth may change unexpectedly, depending on unforseen or unseen forces in the depths below us…

Question:

How can we relate to the diverse life experiences and personalities of people around us to create less division, and more understanding?

“Become like Water”

Question: “ When do we stop being the student in life and become the master? “

Mastery is becoming the all-encompassing love that heals the heart. The master sees beauty in all things, all of life, no exceptions. The master knows healing is accepting things as they are, and acting from a place of peace, rather than resistance. Presence is living in a state of peace, so one is available to assist others in healing.

Seasons of an Ordinary Life Reflections on the words of Lalla, 14th century female Kashmirian poet and mystic:

Dance, Lalla, dance with nothing on.

Sing, Lalla, sing, wearing the sky.

Look at this glowing day!