I have kept a journal with relative consistency since my senior year of high school. Once completed, I never re-read them, other than to extract poems. What, in your collected memorabilia, holds the precious treasures of the heart, treasures you wish to keep?
Read MoreResearch in human behavior indicates that we are healthier and happier and that we live longer, richer lives if we have a sense of purpose or if we feel we have a mission that guides our contribution to the world. The word “upright” is used both for posture and for a way of living properly, of being honest and honorable (as opposed to crooked). What does it mean to you to live upright? If you think of yourself as evolving as a person, what is the next step in your evolution?
Read MoreFor most of us, the clock dictates our life, serving as the reference point for daily activities and the common denominator for organizing collective effort. Often, it takes over our lives becoming more than a reminder of what to do when and, instead, serves as a meter for meaning and a measure of our self-worth. Woe to those who "waste time" whiling away their lives on what the world judges as trivia, (like the writing of poetry)...
Read MoreWe have all felt the fear and trembling, the shyness, the precious vulnerability, at the thought of sharing what is in our hearts. If we are able, in that moment of truth, to let the speaking of our heart with pure intent be its own completion, that act of courage frees the whole flock and our spirit soars. What truth lives caged in your heart waiting for you to give it a voice?
Read MoreLove is a process of affirmation, an act of saying “yes” to life, or to something or someone in life. To what or to whom in your life do you say, “Yes?”
Read MoreDo you rush headlong into the day? Do you have a morning routine that connects you with yourself? Here’s a challenge: Before you rushing your day, read a love poem first, everyday between now and Valentine’s Day. Almost any Rumi poem will do, since his poetry is sourced from love. Or you can use any of my Valentine’s Day collections, including the latest e-book, The Heartbreak of Desire, available for free for a limited time..
Read MoreTo sit in silence is one of the most beautiful and profound experiences. If you still yourself long enough to dip below the noise of the world, to listen beyond or between your own chatter, you can sit at the edge of silence, which is the backdrop of creation. I wrote Cathedral of Silence in one piece after after meditation with a friend. The poem offers a time to reflect: What is your prayer of the heart? What is your prayer for the world?
Read MoreI am an optimist and, despite the massive evidence to the contrary (the deadly wars, the daily violence, and the climate of madness we have created with each other and the world), I still believe love will eventually conquer all. It’s not really a Christmas poem, but it seems fitting right now, given all that is going on in the world. Are you an optimist?What do you think is needed for us to survive as a species on this planet?
Read MoreDespite years of personal work and all the effort I put into changing limiting beliefs, I still find myself overlooking the most obvious ones. I rarely get angry about big things, but I rile against little inconveniences and petty things. I accept big things as out of my control, as examples of the greater forces in life at work. But I attach a big "should' to little things: the computer should work perfectly, the ink should flow smoothly. This poem asks: How can I be the hero of my own story if I shy away from the demon of my everyday life?
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