Reflection Leads to Connection
I remember that most years I have relished Advent. After all, Adventus, the Latin root our the word, means “coming.” On reflection, I can feel into the expectant waiting, the pleasures, the promises of the coming weeks. This year there seems to be so much craziness in the world, the political weirdness added unto the commercial...
What’s Your Story?
What if Einstein was wrong? “The world is made up of stories, not atoms.” Poet Muriel Rukeyser once said just this! So what’s your story? Here are a few points to ponder, enjoy, laugh about, share… as we consider stories, their importance, the role they play in our lives — and bring awareness to our personal answer to...
Perception Affects Reality
“The real voyage of discovery lies not in finding new landscapes but in having new eyes.” —Marcel Proust So how do we develop “new eyes”? Well, have you ever heard of John Perkins? He’s the fellow who wrote “Confessions of an Economic Hit Man.” and has recently come out with an update, “New Confessions…”. He...
Between the Years
While I was living in Germany, I learned the phrase, Between the Years (Zwischen den Jahren), and it has become one of my favorites for this time….the days between Christmas and the start of the new year. I try to keep them relatively unplanned. The Do List is skimpy or non-existent, the candles and greens are still around...
Mysterious indeed…
In recent weeks I’ve been reading a book called Trespassing on Einstein’s Lawn (a daughter and father’s search for the fundamental nature of reality!); and I’ve been talking with my kids about the challenge of raising their kids, dealing with defiance, resistance, negativity… and I’ve been coming up against some of my own personal patterns that keep me...
