We’re Made to Dance: Let’s Do It!
We’re Made to Dance: Let’s Do It! It’s been a recent aim of mine to get up from the computer more, move around, juggle, dance, have an “exercise snack”, as they say. And just today I came across this support from one of my favourite authors. Here’s an quote of his, Kurt Vonnegut, (he’s talking...
Cosmic Algebra: Being Divinely Human
Recently I had the pleasure and richness of attending a retreat at the IONS Earthrise center north of San Francisco. We enjoyed the full moon, and witnessed the uncommon and alignment of Jupiter and Venus with stunning clear skies. Click to enlarge this second picture and you can actually see both planets! It was my first...
Failing and Flying
This is not my favorite poem, it’s not a philosophy that inspires me, or fills me with gratitude. (I’m more a Mary Oliver kinda gal :-)) And still, this spare, clear poem by Jack Gilbert, Failing and Flying, with its directness and lack of nostalgia, provocative and pertinent, offers an invitation to see the world and our challenges in...
Balancing Act
Have you even seen the incredible rock balancing that some artists do? I love them and recently reflected on how they are a rich metaphor for balance in our lives, offering lessons and insights, and questions to ponder. Before I explore the metaphor, have a look at this fascinating time lapse video. The whole site,...
Full Moon and Faces
The moon is almost full now, and I love hanging out my window at night and looking at it. It makes me think of faces, and thereby hang some tails — and some reflections. It must have been some time in my 30ies, when I looked in the mirror one morning and was...
Being the Change
“Be the change you wish to see in the world” is a saying often attributed to Mahatma Ghandi. As I looked for the quote itself in order to include a link, I came across a New York Times article called, “Falser Words Were Never Spoken”! Upshot is that the closest thing Ghandi appears to have...
Hono(u)r Your Mother, Empower Another!
This is a special week for me, and for many of you too — Sunday is Mother’s Day, and on Wednesday and Thursday, Mike and I have our birthdays. For me it’s a big one, Seven Oh :-), and I’ve been celebrating it for months now! Another piece is that when I was born, 70...
Dance! There’s No Tomorrow!
Today is May Day, half way between Spring Equinox and Summer Solstice, also called Beltane. What better way to celebrate this ebullient and delicious turning than to Dance! I started to write Dance Like There’s No Tomorrow! but then I thought better, and left out the ‘Like’, because there IS no tomorrow, there’s only today! A...
Update: Perfection and Projects
This morning I listened to a talk by Peter Baumann on Terry Patton’s inspiring Beyond Awakening Series. This is a free series, with a host of luminaries as guest speakers, about the evolution of human consciousness, the future of spiritual practice, and a rich array of related topics. I bring this series to your attention in...
