How To Be Lucky

How To Be Lucky

Have you ever wondered how to be lucky? We often place luck in the domain of "fate," something we are either favored with or deprived of, coming from outside of us and beyond our control. The Roman philosopher, Seneca, gave us this great quote: Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity. But this implies that we are preparing for something specific. Can we "prepare" to live lucky? 

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Life In The Moment

Life In The Moment

This old post, left unpublished from before Christmas, called out to be seen. There is no single season for delight, no holiday exclusively reserved to live life in the moment, We can find and follow the thread that weaves our lives into a tapestry of wonder at any moment. This privilege is reserved for a state of mind and not caged in the circumstances of life. How do you keep your wonder alive? What delights you in your daily life?

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Jungle Temple

Jungle Temple

Welcome the warm heart in winter and the smiles of those who still live the leisurely pace of life, who slow walk through their day as if time were a friend and who enjoy a sun that shines on all things equally...this letter to my future self bridges the seasons, reminding me that tropic leisure lives in me as much as it does in a time and place in the world. Where does your imagination take you when you go on an inner holiday?

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From Where I Sit

From Where I Sit

Do we create a world run on fear, making enemies of each other, or do we find a sacred meeting ground, where we can look each other in the eyes, begin a genuine dialogue to heal our differences, to lift each other up, to look beyond country, color, and creed seeing the human spirit in each of us, and to learn how we can share the precious resources of this world in a way that works for everyone? What kind of world do you wish to create? What do you believe is your part or role in bringing it about?

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