Hard to maintain your innocence in a world of mental distress, violence and disappointment but that is the attempt. It’s not the goal because a goal is somewhere out there beyond you. The attempt lives in the moment, in the immediate, in the here and now. To look at life with wonder and fresh eyes might be a…
The world is full of contradictions, just as we are, as we are the creators of the world, it would follow suit that all forms and structures in the world are just an external expression of our internal challenges, passions and needs. We are given directives and mandates, instructions all day, every day and we…
IDENTITY is a way you want to be seen or r how you do not want to be seen. I want to be seen as Talented, not Lucky. I want to be seen as Smart, not Stupid. I want to be seen as THE MAN, not Limp. We all have multiple IDENTITIES- meaning ways we…
Whether you are saying Good-bye or saying Hello, our Sacred Vows are the touchstone of what is true. Sacred vows include what you have said about yourself, to yourself, in the quiet moments. Sacred Vows act as a baseline, a reset and illicit an inventory of where you have fallen short or have lost your way or where life’s arrows have…
One of my oldest and dearest friends just died. A truly beautiful person inside and out, who exponentially enhanced the world and the people he touched. He wasn’t famous but his influence and impact was like that of a celebrity. He was a beautiful mixture of sardonic and sweet. I will miss him. I hadn’t…
There’s a natural order to everything; We keep screwing with the natural order of things. Most people live from Production, Creation, Liberation. If I get something, have something, conclude something, accomplish something, I will be more creative which in turn will give me Liberation/Freedom. Wrong order. First comes liberation regardless of the circumstances (That is…
Got to savor the moments- The moments of relief from anxiety, stress, fears. Stress is the water we are swimming in, whether you’re in the shallow end of the pool or the deep end, we are all still wet. Stress is an interesting coupling of resistance and desire. The resistance is fairly self evident, when one…
Our lives are a series of daily decisions that either enhance, liberate or diminish our spirit. Those decisions are either expressions of self-love or acts of sabotage. Routine is very often an act of self-love. Whether you get up to meditate or to walk the dogs on a cold day or go take a run. The…
It’s amazing how inspired and inspiring some people are, how despondent others seem to be and then there’s the middle group who just seem to be getting through. Of course there are nuances and human variations inside of these three generic conditions but it’s a place to start.I used to jump out of bed very…
We all have our different values- where we shine our light- where we put our attention.MONEY-HEALTH-FAMILY-CAREER and others, obviously. We also have an Ontological compass- a different North South East and West that life asks of Us. We have our Crosses to Bear, our Traumas to Work Out, our Karma to Understand and our Dharma to Surrender To- Our ‘Crosses to…