Thoughts really do become things
Outside my back door I have a fish pond. I really enjoy watching them. I started out with 7 fish and as you can see they have multiplied, a lot. I feed the fish every morning. I watch them swimming round and round, splashing and swimming over one another, jumping...
Resistance is futile
I’ve been a Star Trek fan since the 1960’s. Seven of Nine was a character that was a Borg drone. The Borg were part human and part machine. They assimilated any race they conquered and in the process made them part machine. Seven said to the captain when he was...
Letting Go Of What Was
This morning I woke up and I was feeling grumpy. I miss my beloved Pearl. When I wake up her wiggling butt isn’t there saying good morning. My day wouldn't have been pretty if I stayed grumpy. I got up, looked out the window and there was a beautiful rainbow, right...
Join me for the Solstice on December 21st
I've been getting an internal niggle about organizing a moment of mindfulness and prayer. I remember when I moved to San Diego there was a world peace meditation. I went to a hotel downtown expecting there would be handful a people. The entire ballroom was full! We...
Ripples in Time: Gratitude and love or anger and fear
When I first moved to Hawaii I decided I wanted to learn to body board. A woman worked with me on the tame side of the island and I thought I got very good at it. I decided I wanted to try more challenging waves on the other side of the island so off we went. When we...
One spot at a time
One of my dearest friends is a woman named Tess. She used to work for me in my stained glass store Gloomchasers. OK, I know it’s a weird name. When I first starting selling stained glass a sweet gray haired woman bought something from me, as she left she patted me on...
The Magic of the Moment
With all that is happening around us these days it is easy to get caught up in fear, with the panicky energy of what’s next, and forget that we are magical beings of love and light and laughter. As I write those words my thought was, “Now, that sounds corny.” Think...
Mirror, mirror on the wall
How many times a day do you walk by a mirror? When you look at yourself do you observe what’s wrong with you or do you acknowledge how awesome you are? One of the most powerful spiritual tools I’ve ever found is a mirror. Connecting with our limitless self is really a...
The weekend and the untrained mind
When I first moved to California I worked a series of jobs I disliked, a lot. I would trudge my way through the week waiting for the weekend. Then I would spend much of the weekend dreading going back to work on Monday. Not a very joy filled existence. I had just...
Finally I’m Back
I’ve missed posting regularly to my blog. About two years ago I fried my laptop and bought an iPad as a replacement. It makes a great replacement for my Kindle, but not my laptop. Last week I bought a new laptop, a PC and after getting it all set up (not one of my...