To the Yesers and Dreamers
I believe in fairy tales and happy endings. I believe in magic and the power to create all my dreams with enough zest and focus to light the path ahead. So when the world tells me that I “can’t...
View ArticlePower of Meditation
I have been meditating for years. My morning ritual started in the midst of chaos over 20 year ago. It was a way to start my day with intention and peace. Whenever I enter into a higher state of...
View ArticleFallen Tree
A giant tree fell in the forest while it rained last night. It didn’t ask the other trees for permission, or waited to be supported by human hands, but cautiously landed without disturbing, missing...
View ArticleYour Wholeness
Integrity. This has been the word for the week. It is what makes you righteous, whole, and truthful. It’s your word. How many of us say one thing and do the complete opposite? That’s an example of not...
View ArticleStopping the Drama
I woke this morning sick of my stories, the drama I repeat, and the never ending struggle to find peace among the storms that are not real but living in my little head. It’s sickening. This BEing and...
View ArticlePaying an Invisible Debt
My darling fiancé, Matt, likes to quote Mark Twain, “Worrying is like paying a debt you don’t owe.” I am reminded that worrying solves nothing. It’s like filling an imaginary bucket with fears. The...
View ArticleConquering fear one Lizard at a time
Fear. It is irrational and at times mind-boggling. It’s not something that makes sense. I don’t fear much but the few things that paralyze me need conquering. This morning I looked at fear in the...
View ArticleHands of God
Our egos do not allow us to live to our potentials. I once had a friend who had a brain aneurism. He basically had to restart normal living habits, from buttoning his shirt to tying his shoes. A...
View ArticleLooking Forward
On the way home from a conference in Tennessee my cousin and his wife stopped in these mountains for lunch today. We were talking and sharing about all they learned in this conference, how the past...
View ArticleWindow of the world
Yesterday, our little girl who is 21 months old went to look through the glass doors of our living room. She was mumbling something with some “Ahhh’s” and some other toddler words we can’t decipher....
View ArticleYou don’t get to leave here alive!
We as humans tend to beat ourselves up for things we’ve done in the past. We carry embarrassment, guilt and memories like a giant sack of potatoes across continents on our backs. Every so often we sit...
View ArticleFace Your Performance
“Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced.”-James Baldwin Most recently, I have had to face a reoccurring actor in my play. I believe each of our lives...
View ArticleThe Principle of Charity
When I was studying for my degree in psychology I remember learning about the principle of charity. This principle in philosophy is the basis of being charitable in the opinions and arguments of...
View ArticleThe Return
Something woke again after a long sleep of doubts, anger, hurt and questions that buried me inside an open tomb, leaving the exposure to heal with the openness of One. I had forgotten my power, the...
View ArticleSecrets of a Joyful Journey
Look at you trying to carry the world on your shoulders while feeling unhappiness, sharing sad stories, playing the martyr in this drama of life. You are only responsible for you and all that you...
View ArticleCaptivating Bodhi
I opened my eyes to the darkness of solitude. Compassion walked in, Truth followed, and together they laid warming my chill, embracing the vastness of silence. I began whispering to Love, awakening my...
View ArticleWhimsical Wisdom
Laughter is birthed through each belly rolling, tears dropping, contagious gobble evolving into joyous moments of interaction, connecting, and releasing. Mouth parting, teeth showing, sounds exploding,...
View ArticleI’ve Spent a Life
I have ran around the truth of ever knowing what I knew while denying my intuition the right to decide and adhere to its validity. I’ve spent years, time and energy, avoiding this truth and here it...
View ArticleApology Epidemic
There are things we do that diminish our worth to others. One of them is the constant apologizing for what we like, who we are, and what we do. I lived a life apologizing for things that didn’t...
View ArticleSay Yes
Say yes to the morning whether her breath is cold with discomfort. Wrap yourself in a blanket of hope. Say yes to the evening whether darkness keeps you awake for hours. Love the silence of the earth....
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