This old post, left unpublished from before Christmas, called out to be seen.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?
Read MoreWelcome 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?
Read MoreThroughout the ages, seekers, suitors and sweethearts have turned to poetry to celebrate the arrival of love and to lament the loss of love. Falling Before Grace offers poems for every phase of love: from love at first sight to the mellowed love of those who have shared a lifetime together, and everything in between. A perfect gift for Valentine's Day!
Read MoreDo 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?
Read MoreWe all have stories to explain our lives and, especially, to make sense of our limitations and accomplishments. These stories can be one line excuses, surface structures like "I can't dance," that ride on a deep structure of limiting beliefs, each with back stories to bolster it with evidence. This post is my reply to the prompt: "I can hide behind the story that I..." given by Roger Housden in a 3-day retreat on Jan 1-3, 2017. What story do you hide behind?
Read MoreWord the World in a way that brings you to life and life to you!
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