Recently, I’ve been brought face-to-face with how the world around me can impact how I feel and define the moment...
When the mind begins to quiet, something beautiful happens. A new layer starts to appear—the intuitive mind. It’s hard to...
Forgiveness is one of those words that can tighten the chest before it opens the heart, especially when it’s offered...
In today’s world, we’re living though times of treating others as objects and not as people with needs and feelings....
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s vision was revolutionary, transcending the social and political realities of his time. His unwavering commitment...
A sudden or gradual awakeningfollowed by exceedingly ecstatic highs and depressing lows…uncovering every stoneto satisfy a newfound quest for inner...
Today’s political world reflects how our shadow selves can present themselves in ways that are destructive to our democratic way...
“Who do you have compassion for?” the facilitator of the workshop asked. We were remembering a scene where we were...
Pain and ignorance give birth to darkness Our pain prods others’ pain. Our ignorance nourishes others’ ignorance. Our reactions stimulate...
Each of us has, at some point, behaved badly towards the people we love. I’m not referring to anything physical...
When people come together, differences in views about life will sure to be revealed. There will be those who are...
For someone who extolls the virtues of meditation every chance I get, it’s interesting how much of a struggle it...
Meditation Thoughts wander—that’s OK.Can you find a way to appreciatethe subtle stillness of the present?Tempted to driftoff like a dream,but...
I feel and experience within myself an essence. It is composed of awareness and a strong sense of compassion and...
I. The good and the badare determined by our thoughts, our feelings follow. II. On my movie screen,I acknowledge passing...
Let’s Get Real The deathlike smoky orange-cast skyA dark, surreal, apocalyptic sightThe smoke is high and the fog is low,and...
I. It is, it isn’tthings are what they are, or notwe’re left with what is. II. Our self-pain darkens,our thoughts,...
Several weeks ago, I came upon the news of the sudden and tragic passing of a friend. Amid my shock...
Mary Grace Orr, of Spirit Rock in Wood Acre, California, has presented something that really captured my attention. She said...
I find the notion that “there, but by the grace of God, go I,” really says the truth about each...
Poetry The voice of the Divinespeaking through the soul of Humankind…Our need is, with an open heart,to listen and hear,to...
I was walking my dog when I Noticed the flowers. They were white, hanging generously from a tree in someone’s...
When someone you love has a chronic condition, your heart breaks with wanting to help them. However, when their doctors...
I hate the way this pandemic has made me feel about my fellow humans. My neighbours. The people on my...
