Every family has its idioms, those phrases that get repeated, and sometimes used to ridicule or praise. "One gear" offers a little peek into my youth and an idiom my father used to direct at me or talk about me. What idioms were common in your vamily?
Read MoreHere's a little fable about long distance love...A story of how lovers are reunited when the long ago forgotten is remembered in whale songs!
Read MoreEckharte Tolle’s “The Power of Now” extols the benefits of living in the present. Perhaps 99% of stress in life has nothing to do with the immediate moment. "Be Here Now," the Mantra bought to the west by Richard Alpert, commonly known as Ram Dass, may not be widely used now but the principle remains true: the more present we can be in our lives, the more life will be a present for us. This blog includes a downloadable e-book offering 21 ways to be here now...
Read MoreIn my travels and my everyday life, I make it a practice to go on a “poetry walk” with the intention to write. I venture out eager to describe what catches my eyes and ears, ready to feel my way into what appears to me, and open to discover the secrets life might have to share with me. This is my secret to living a beautiful life...
Read MoreOur lives are truly nested in greater forces, forces over which we have no control and that often carry us along in life, whether or not we are aware of the ride, and regardless of whether we accept it or resist it. These greater forces are "what brought you here and what will take you on the next leg of your journey." Developing a relationship to these greater forces is one of the great tasks of life.
Read MoreWord the World in a way that brings you to life and life to you!
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