Light and More Light Beginning with last week’s blog, I am doing this seasonal series on Light.  I love the way Pierre Pradervand speaks of it “Infinite Love, which is sheer Light, is incapable of seeing darkness, because in its presence darkness disappears into its...

Star Light From Twinkle Twinkle little star, to Star Light Star Bright-we begin as children, our romance with stars.  Where I live in the mountains,  there are no lights at night…none on our main road or anywhere near me.  When I look up at the sky, my eyes cannot...

  The Gentle Art of Blessing In another time, blessing was a common occurrence.  People had their homes blessed and saged before they moved in…blessings were bestowed on a new member of the family when everyone arrived home from the hospital.  Blessings over the...

Entertaining Angels Unawares- Of late, I have been wanting angels.  As a child, it was not part of my religious formation…so I really only knew the big guns…the Archangels-Michael-Raphael-Gabrielle and Uriel.  These days it’s the everyday angels…those that help in...

Dance like no one’s watching In conversation with a client this week, I suggested she practice being her true self.  Instead of trying to answer the way people expect, give an authentic answer.  Instead of waiting to see what everyone else wants for dinner; ask for...

Let It Go- One of my primary spiritual teachers tells me that 90% of the spiritual life is in letting go.  While many of us (well me) thought it was about acquiring something are both relieved and a little disappointed to learn this truth.  What about all those...

Random Acts of Kindness When a book by the same title as this blog came out, I was enchanted with the idea.  Since I was living in San Francisco at the time, paying for the person behind me at the bridge toll, became a regular thing I would do…Some days I would pick...

Joyful-a feeling or a state Joyful is something I find a challenge to define.  It’s bigger than happiness…happiness seems a result of an object that brings a feeling.  Like the Happiest Place on Earth known as Disneyland requires that you be in Disneyland to travel...

The Beauty of Fall- Fall in the Sierras is a glorious, colorful experience.  The golds of the Aspens as they flutter in the breeze; the bright red of the firebushes as they shimmer in the sunlight.  There is that melancholy feeling in the air – the ending of one...

Who Do You Think You Are There are a couple of different inflections on the title of this blog…one is the “who do You think you are…fully indignant and haughty.  Then there is the curious way to ask – Who DO you think you are?  Depending on how you ask is what the...

Meditation of the Heart My meditation journey began in the late 80’s.  I was following the mind body connection through the teachings of Deepak Chopra and his recommendation was Transcendental Meditation. I figured if it was good enough for the Beatles, (George...

Laughter Opens The Heart I have to confess I haven’t found anything very funny in these passing days.  I found myself missing the comedies my parents used to watch on TV…from Jack Benny to I love Lucy.  A few years ago I was presenting at an all day program for women...