ANCESTRY
My DNA results came in. Just as I suspected, my great great grandfather was a monarch butterfly. Much of who I am is still wriggling under...
Healing Shocks
Many of us are essentially asleep, even as we walk around in broad daylight. We're so focused on the restless narratives and repetitive...
Aiming at Success…
“Don't aim at success. The more you aim at it and make it a target, the more you are going to miss it. For success, like happiness, cannot...
First Lesson
Lie back daughter, let your head be tipped back in the cup of my hand. Gently, and I will hold you. Spread your arms wide, lie out on the...
Harmony
Harmony doesn't seem extraordinary until you have known him for a while. He knows how to be gentle, and such gentleness is surprisingly...
When I Was Young
Years ago, when I thought I would live forever, the thrust of youth seemed endless, like the sky expanding to hold my dreams. The path to...
No longer want to be better….
In my heart of hearts, I no longer want to be Better than you Smarter than you Thinner than you Prettier than you Faster than you Stronger...
Sea Glass
I want to age like sea glass. Smoothed by tides, but not broken I want my hard edges to soften. I want to ride the waves and go with the...
Alive
If the sight of the blue skies fills you with joy, if a blade of grass springing up in the fields has power to move you, if the simple...
I Want a Lot….
You see, I want a lot. Perhaps I want everything: the darkness that comes with every infinite fall and the shivering blaze of every step...
Repurposing Birthdays
Celebrating the day you came into this world is fine But… Rather than ask How many years old am I or How many years do I have, Try...
All we need
All we need is the morning. As long as there is sunrise, then there is the possibility that we can face all of our misfortunes, celebrate...
What happened…On The Day Before You Came?
On the day before you came You sat with Universe and had tea— “Is there anything you need of me this time ‘round ?" you asked. Universe...
Again Daddy…Again!!
Warm waves gently Lapping about us The summer current Partners in our play Again Daddy! Again! Nose to nose Pure innocence beamed And I...
Birds Don’t Brag About Flying
Birds don't brag about flying the way we do. They don't write books about it and then give workshops, they don't take on disciples and...
Do you believe in God?
When Einstein gave lectures at U.S. universities, the recurring question that students asked him most was: - Do you believe in God? And he...
The Topic is Money
"Money is so intricately interwoven with every other aspect of our lives that when we take a stand to make a difference with our life, it...
The World Desires You
Jane Brunette, aka Flamingseed, suggests this game: Instead of being the one who does the desiring, imagine instead that everything...
Oh C’mon …you can never get enough!
Can happiness ever get old??
The Importance of I Love You
The experience of loving is unilateral. It asks no response, nor does it demand the other be deserving. Any and every human being deserves...
Luminous tease
Change yourself in the way you want everyone else to change Love your enemies in case your friends turn out to be jerks Avoid thinking...
Seeking
“Seeking means: to have a goal; but finding means: to be free, to be receptive, to have no goal. You, O worthy one, are perhaps indeed a...
Letting Yourself be Loved
No one has ever prepared us for this experience. We think it’s the end – no. It’s another beginning. It’s knowing that you’re loved,...
Be your mind’s bouncer
“Your real enemies are the self-defeating thoughts, paltry expectations, and beliefs that you must live at less than full throttle. You...