I love that I create convenience and ease by the intentional way that I do things, and I see that as a form of honoring and caring for myself and others. But it’s also true that often my primary motivation is to avoid inconvenience and trouble, not to share love. I am often motivated away from what I don’t want, rather than toward what I do. The repercussions of that focus can be not very pretty.
Read MoreA four-leaf clover is essentially an aberration, a defect, that instead of being reviled or rejected, is actually sought after and celebrated for the goodness it might bring. How unlike the way we usually consider human aberrations, including our own - physical, mental, or emotional.
Read MoreLike butterflies-to-be, we swim about in our own version of caterpillar soup - our memories and experiences, imagined futures and reimagined pasts, that become our stories and beliefs, that become our bodies’ interpretation and reflections, our words, actions, emotions and thoughts.
Read MoreThe recent and dangerous deep freeze and energy failure in Texas brought about life-changing challenges for a lot of people. Some perished, some will be dealing with the aftermath for a long time. And some have found ways to turn their challenges into positive life changes. How are they doing that?
Read MoreIt seems to me there is a widespread tendency to see life as divided between the worldly and the spiritual, as though it’s an either/or situation rather than a both/and. We seem to expect people to be wholly one way or the other, and are surprised when they cross the boundary of our image of them. We judge and label them hypocrites.
Read MoreFor me personally, it takes a lot of dedication to keep myself in balance, or to get back into balance when I’ve let myself get swept up in reactions. But what’s helping me these days is working with this deceptively simple quote from the inestimable Ron and Mary Hulnick: “How you deal with the issue IS the issue.”
Read MoreHow I changed my words and stopped being appalled.
Read MoreHere’s my strategy for voting with and for my heart - on Election Day and beyond.
Read MoreIn this time of uncertainty and divisiveness, the challenge of staying balanced and in the heart is bigger than ever. Here's how I'm working with it.
Read More“What if?” may be an annoying question, but what if it leads you straight to your heart?
Read MoreWhy should I try to be accepting of what I don’t like or what I think needs to change?
Read MoreI’m often asked to recommend books for personal growth. I often don’t.
Read MoreA warrior of the heart is one who stands clearly and powerfully for that which his heart and soul hold dear.
Read MoreSpring and Fall seem to happen at the same time in the tropics. Life is like that.
Read MoreAdventure both requires and creates determined leadership where it matters most: within one’s own heart.
Read MoreSometimes it seems as if our country has suddenly exploded...
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