There is a certain kind of equanimity that sometimes comes with age. Our lives may become narrower with infirmity but out hearts become wider with acceptance. Most of us are harsher critics of ourselves to a degree we would never go with our friends. Self-compassion is one of the greatest gifts we can give ourselves. How has aging (or maturity) helped you to accept your own foibles and foolishness?
Read MoreI often imagine what life a stranger might have lived based on observation: how the person moves or talks or from some interaction with others. I sometimes use these observations to create a oppose about the imagined life. Dreams In Each Other is an example of how the other partner in a couple can serve as a placeholder for an issue which can then be held or resolved in a way that is not possible within oneself.
Read MoreHave you ever awakened in the morning and felt like something in your life had changed? I have. When I read great poets, like Rumi or Hafiz or David Whyte, I sometimes get the same feeling, as if there is another, unencumbered version of me or as if I live another life that is richer and fuller than this one in a parallel universe that is just a breath away. What if you could, in the space of a breath, become a richer, fuller version of yourself? How would you know it had happened? What would be different in your life if you lived the unencumbered version of yourself?
Read MoreRoads, paths, and trails offer powerful metaphors for our lives. We travel along, sometimes with clarity about where we are and where we want to go, but more often following a path because we are on it and not because we choose it. Where is your road headed? Are you following a path because you are on it or because you choose it?
Read MoreOne of the greatest blessing in life is to find someone who inspires you to go beyond where you have been and to step into a greater presence in life. Of course, we many find our role models and inspirations come from different people and places at different times in our lives. Who whispers to your soul? Who inspires you to step into a greater presence in life?
Read MoreI wrote The Seed of Life while pondering a momentous decision. Although I did not know what I would do at the time, I knew I was on the cusp of transformation and my life would change no matter what choice I made. Have you ever felt something magical shifting in you or some new life bursting inside, as if you might, at any moment, awaken to a new horizon?
Read MorePoetry has been a godsend in my life. For me, it is a direct line to the divine. It is a craft to which I have devoted myself that nurtures my soul, makes sense of my life, and elevates my spirit. Do you have a craft (a work, a hobby, an interest) that nutures your soul? To what have you devoted yourself?
Read MoreAs adults, we tend to cage our imagination forfeiting spontaneity for responsibility and we lose, with it, some of the spark of life. This poem celebrates the free range of imagination and how it restores magic in our relationship and adds joy to our lives. Here’s a poem of invitation to restore the magic!
Read MoreThe craft of writing is a way of developing a relationship with your own unconscious, especially when you let words, images, and ideas bubble up from within, trusting they will form into a meaningful and coherent expression or crafting them consciously into coherence. In this way, writing accesses a deeper well of wisdom that can guide you in your life. What is your relationship with your unconscious? How do you cultivate the wisdom within you and bring it forth to guide your life?
Read MoreAnyone who has attempted the craft of writing, for any amount of time, will encounter those moments we call writer's block when you look at the blank page and feel daunted by the task of putting words to life. Sometimes I look back and find a page in my journal or an opened note in my computer that was left blank. One such incident served as inspiration for this poem: Unintentionally Blank.
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