The only true religion is kindness The above title is attributed to a quote by the Dalai Lama. It seems the last few blogs have had an overtone of challenge – much of it living in the fire, snow, floods of California.  This week we experienced two tragic events –...

Allow, Allow, Allow Einstein’s famous question of how important it is to decide if the universe is a friendly place- took on a new order of magnitude in these past weeks. From floods to footage (snow) to health and harmony, I have found myself reflecting more deeply...

Truth or Circumstances? My title for this week reminds me of a 1950’s TV show called Truth or Consequences.  I don’t think I ever saw the actual program-but it still has remained in my memory somehow.  As I think everyone knows, I live in the state that nearly burned...

The gift of Wisdom and Insight I would have closed out 2023 with this subject matter.  Life brought some challenges to me, and if you saw the short sentences but heard the music I included last week, you know in each challenge there is a Hallelujah. For me that...

The Gift of Love The traditional Christmas story celebrated this week, is about the coming of Jesus the Christ.  The story has been interpreted many ways; one way is that he was the bringer of Love-to release people from the law of the human, and to teach them how to...

The Gift of a Silent Mind Many of us are meditators, students of meditation or wannabees.  I have been them all…I think the reason it can be challenging to meditate is because there might be a misunderstanding of what a silent mind is all about.   When I took the TM...

Gifting Beauty One of the supreme gifts we can offer each other is the awareness of ever-present beauty.  In the hustle and bustle of the holiday season we can forget to notice and give beauty to our friends, family and our world.  The above picture looks a lot like...

Meaningful Conversations As the theme of this month is shaping up to be on giving- it occurred to me to explore some ways of giving that may not immediately come to mind around the holidays-or for that matter at any time. I am on the second reading of a new book by...

Giving is Receiving I grew up with the reminder that “it is better to give than to receive”.  My mother was a thoughtful woman who sat me down after every gift occasion to write my thank you notes.  That tradition occurred somewhere between the Renaissance and...

Shout out Your Thanks One of my favorite Thanksgivings came many years ago when I flew back home to Michigan to surprise my family for the Holiday.   I enrolled my sister in helping me and we just showed up for dinner that Thursday.  The looks on their faces; the joy...

Grateful for Everything I am pretty sure everyone knows there is a drought in California.  So the last two days that beautiful white stuff has been falling from the sky into my backyard.  I think it snowed continuously for 24 hours plus…and as I look out my study...