Shining eyes and heartfelt smiles. Sincere hugs and shared laughter. Watchful mentors and eager students. Careful questions and thoughtful answers. Feeling joy on the inside and kitchen table revelations. Tea and hummus. Mostly, humbled and expanded, but starting and starting again. A daring journey into unknown territory. Surrendering the need to figure it all out. [...]
Creativity is a right, a need, a responsibility, a deep pull from the centre, a dancing urge, a brand new pen, a colouring book, an Etch-a-Sketch, a silent space, a priority, a ball of yarn, a tune, six strings, a bunch of playdoh, a bead, a button, a baby, a piece of smooth white paper [...]
Being nice is not the same as being compassionate or spiritual. The best lesson for anyone on a sacred journey to enlightenment is to learn how and when to say no. When we say yes to please others and hopelessly overcommit ourselves, we actually are saying no. We don’t realize that when we say yes [...]
If all pain caused by another only happens because they themselves are in pain, then there is no end the chain of blame. There is also little use in travelling far down that route. Blaming is not fixing. Compassion is the route I pick when I hear about something terrible in the news. Having a [...]
A sun soaked leaf. A call from love. An unsolicited hug. A good book. Pen and paper. A song sung over and over.
I choose joy. I choose love. Flowing Full Filling Filled […]
I am relishing this spring. So many things are coming together. There are sprouts of green all around me. It is a traditional time for clearing house. I am swept along in the energy of the season. Happily, I am letting go. But even more I am happily making room for good to flow in. [...]
Few things are as wondrous as the pure stream of consciousness conversational style of a five year old. It is a brilliant age where they have the speech and cognitive skills to have some very clear insights into the world around them. There is almost no post-processing of their thoughts. There is no editor, no [...]
I appreciate: A sun-filled balcony. A swing in a hammock. Garden planted. Time to read. Notes at night.
One of my favourite concepts is the power of focus. Indeed, focus is all meditation is - deliberately focusing on a chosen thought. Being able to hold your mind steady in the midst of chaos is really the training that happens when we sit in meditation. "Look at the road, not the ditch" There is [...]
