Your life’s purpose

I struggled for a long time looking for my life’s purpose. I knew if I was in alignment with that purpose I’d be happy and life would be easy and effortless. That was a useful story and it allowed me to stay distracted for a number of years.Eventually I realized life...

Toltec Wisdom

I have a quote on my web site by Basho that says, Seek not to follow in the footsteps of the men of old, seek instead what they sought. If any tradition or religion had ‘the answer’ we would be living in the solution.There is no such things as ‘the...

The Universe

Is this a safe universe or a hostile one?Deciding whether this is a safe universe or a hostile one is one of the most profound questions you can answer for yourself. From the perspective of our mind there certainly seems to be ample evidence that this world is unsafe....

Peace of Mind

Peace of mind is something no one can give us and no one can take away from us. We are totally in charge of our peace of mind although there sure are times it doesn’t seem that way. When the neighbors dog wakes us up for the hundredth time in the middle of the night,...

Valentine’s Day

As most Christian holydays St. Valentine’s Day has ancient roots as well. This was a time of purification and a day in which mates were chosen for the coming year. It is shortly after Imbolc when in the mythical cycle of the goddess she returns to earth as a young...

Being Responsible Versus Being at Fault

Many people have the concept of being at fault confused with the idea of being responsible. Frequently I hear my clients say they are responsible for something in their life when they are really blaming themselves for not doing it right. When most people begin to...

Love as an action verb

Before I post my thoughts on love I wanted to let you know that my next book, Short Meditations will be in bookstores this April. It has over 65 guided meditations and if I do say so myself, “It is wonderful!!”Also the 16th episode of my podcast Food for...

Fog

Fog is fascinating to watch. It seems to have a life of it own. Fog changes the world as it embraces objects. Sound takes on a whole new dimension. There is an intimacy to noises, a depth that doesn’t exist in the absence of fog. If you stand in the house and look out...

Who’s by line is it?

The other day I received an email from a friend. We were talking about my dad and she said, ‘he’s not a very good reporter.’ I started thinking about the idea. In a sense, we are all reporters. The question is what kind of paper do we work for and who is getting the...

Surrender

Connecting to our spiritual center and surrendering our small self to the magnificence of our spirit can be an arduous journey. It is journey in which we achieve personal freedom, but demands we let go – that we surrender completely and totally.Our fearful small self...