Seeing with the eyes of the Heart As February comes to a close and the series on Heart completes-it seems time for both a little inspiration and a little light heartedness.  To see with the heart means to move beyond what we can see with our physical eyes.  For me, it...

One From the Heart A favorite teacher of mine, Mickey Singer (The Untethered Soul) says the key to individual change or to global change is to “keep your heart open -no matter what.”  If we look closely, we can definitely tell our heart tends to be closed more than...

Terms of Endearment Excerpt from The Whole Language-the power of extravagant tenderness.  Gregory Boyle. “Endearments are the containers of our tenderness.  Sacraments delivered daily. They are the words and gestures that transport our love from one person to...

You Gotta Have Heart Welcome To February – the shortest month of the year and jam packed with emphasis on Non-Violence, (Dr. King and Ghandi), Black History Month, Good Heart Health and of course my personal favorite, Valentine’s Day….I try to forget its origins on...

Love Wins I am going to depart from my normal topical blogs to a tribute blog.  We all have people in our lives that bring out the best in us – that see in us the infinite potential that waits behind our muddled thinking – that Love us with an eternal perspective and...

Living in Transition This unprecedented time has felt a lot like the above photo…dominoes falling one after the other in a cascading feeling of disorientation and loss.  As I have looked closely at my own perceptions of this historic time, I have noticed that I am...

Don’t Make Assumptions Don’t Make Assumptions became popularized in the book The Four Agreements – written by Don Miguel Ruiz.  At first blush, this seems easy enough-but check -how many times per day do you assume the outcome of something; or feel sure that you know...

The world of infinite possibilities We started our new year here in the northern part of the Sierra Mountain’s under the siege of heavy snow.  It was probably the biggest storm we have seen in our 16+ years here.  It brought with it a number of challenges of moving...

Forgive Everyone, Everything. Ever notice how your pets don’t need much to forgive …you can leave them at home or yell at them for messing up and within a short amount of time they come around with a kiss or climb in your lap or be willing to go out and play.  I have...

Inspiration Everywhere From love the world is born, by love it is sustained, towards love it moves, and into love it enters.”  Rabindranath Tagore No matter how things look at first glance, there really is inspiration all around.  The above photo looks a lot like our...

One Power This is the time of year that brings out ceremony or acrimony….for those who celebrate the sacred – it is of course, Christmas, Hanukah, Kwanza- and the rituals and festivities of each one.  For those who are closer to the Bah Humbug experience, it can bring...