LIFT BY LIFTING Countless times I have tried to cheer myself up – to elevate my mood and “get over myself”…I have a ton of books, ideas, suggestions, and resources with which to do that – a vast collection I have assembled over the years.  I have the emergency 911...

Lift off by Letting Go Many philosophical and spiritual teachers tell us that the work of developing our fulfillment and unfoldment lies largely in letting go.  In fact, some say 90% or more of the task at hand is in releasing.  What is it we are letting go of?  Well...

If I be Lifted Up There have been some amazing cloud filled days in the past week – its not a picture we see in our dry climate – sunny, cloudless days.  But of late, clouds have been forming early in the day and floating about with a light Spring breeze.  May is...

The essence of Spring ......We have touched on a lot of the themes of Spring over these last few weeks – moving forward – rebirth – waking up – feeling the grace of emerging from both winter as a season and winter as a state of mind.  I don’t want to leave this topic...

The Miracles of Spring  “There are only two ways to live your life.           One is though nothing is a miracle                    The other is as though everything is a miracle.”  -Albert Einstein Miracles are Natural. Miracles are Normal. We can cut ourselves off...

Spring Always Remembers ......................................... Spring continues to unfold this week – in beautiful and inspiring ways.  In the lower elevations, plum blossoms are on the trees – and in our area more and more birds are appearing.  This week I heard...

Waking Up ........Spring is the great reminder to wake up.  This week I have begun to hear the first birds arriving in our mountainous area…saw the first Robin -bob bob bobbin around.  It’s too early for flowers in our immediate area…but there are signs appearing that...

SPRING FORWARD Dr. Michael Beckwith uses the life of a chick to describe the process of growth and development.  The chick is very happy inside of its cozy egg…it is warm and food is readily supplied and all needs are met for the chick to continue to develop.  Over...

This Little Light of Mine ...........As we wrap up the month on Light – my old Sunday School song comes to mind.  “this little light of mine, I ‘m gonna let it shine”.  If ever we needed to shine in new ways and with fresh vigor, it might be right now.  This past week...

Luminosity.......... Merriam Webster defines luminous as enlightening, glowing in light, illustrious, shining like a star.  The photo in this blog is of luminarios which are common in New Mexico around Christmas.  Originally they were candles incased in a paper...

The Power of White Light ..............Some of you have heard this next story and for some it will be a surprise…Before coming to the Tahoe Basin, I lived in Pleasanton and worked in San Ramon.  I managed a software sales group at the time and was driving to work one...

Let There Be Light ........I am reading a fascinating book entitled Luminous Life by Dr.Jacob Israel Lieberman. Dr. Lieberman is an optometrist who began studying eyesight from a very different perspective than correcting or assisting the mechanical eye in seeing more...