Holding the Vision
Holding the vision…what do I mean? We are still deep in the midst of the Covid pandemic, school is about to start, we’re coming to the end of the national political conventions in the US :-/, there is considerable political turmoil here in Canada as well, and I am dealing with some personal issues, so...
Two Wolves
Recently I came across the classic Cherokee story of Two Wolves. An elder is speaking to a grandson — about life, no less. Two Wolves is particularly poignant for me because I know the experience of an internal push-pull so very well. The push-pull of conflicting feelings, sometimes even values; wanting to be here but...
Famous: Not What I Thought
Famous: Not what I thought… Here’s the context. There are several personal crises in my life right now. We are all doing reasonably well…I am, we are, holding the larger focus, and being in the moment, taking pleasure and joy in ordinary things, breathing deeply…you know the drills. Oh, and humour. We try to watch...
Our Words, Our Thoughts, Are Energy
Among philosophers and physicists is a theory that the fundamental nature of reality is energy. On a more day-to-day level, this would mean that our words, yes, even our thoughts are energy too. When I first read this on the Daily Om, by Madison Taylor, it startled me. Our words, our thoughts, are energy? Even if it’s...
Ripple Out
My internet has been down for a week. What an unexpected opportunity to look at my addiction, to observe the many reasons and ways I reach for the keyboard! I noticed how indignant I was when I heard about the upcoming outage; how I simply expect to be connected to the world with the press...
