The Perfect Teacher Is What’s Happening Right Now!
The perfect teacher is what’s happening right now! Just today, as some unexpected news came into my inbox, right in that moment, I felt agitated and annoyed. What’s happening right now is the perfect teacher? That’s often very hard to accept..let alone be open to learning and changing! Those of you on a journey...
Possible: Conflict Revisited
Possible: Conflict Revisited will be one theme for this post. But first, Summer Solstice is here! I love the ring of it, the associations, the potential, the possibilities! The sun is at the peak of its shining influence on our precious blue-green planet; it’s the longest day of the year, the slowest sunsets, and we enjoy...
A Resounding Yes To Life!
A Resounding Yes to Life is the last thing I sometimes feel, or feel like saying! For years now I have put energy and intention toward being less judgmental; more accepting of myself, others, what life offers up day to day; and experiencing less resistance… all with some success. But some days, a resounding yes...
How Do We See Ourselves?
How do we see ourselves? It’s a powerful question..usually it has many answers, and they are well worth exploring. Not long ago I received the gift of Richard Wagamese’s rich and beautiful book, Embers, a collection of essays. This one spoke to me at my core: When there’s a crack in my mirror, I can’t see...
Learning to Pause
”Learning to pause”, I say, because pausing absolutely does not come naturally to me. I was abashed to discover years ago, early in my journey of self awareness and discovery, that in my family it wasn’t OK to rest…not acceptable to take a pause. As long as there was somebody doing something — the dishes, tidying, any...
