

Shutting Out
I wanted to shut out the world and say, "Never, No, I will not." I wanted to close my heart to one idea And open it to another, and say,...


Missing Lessons
Eyes widen as I learn that there is so much more to learn. The end of relationships are becoming aversions to me. And yet an aversion...


"You are the bows..." | On Children
My Dad told me, some years ago, that he sees his role as a father very much in the way Kahlil Gibran explains in "The Prophet," "On...


Mending with Music
Music. Music stirs me. It is so consistent in its abilities to make me feel. When I listen to a live performance, I will inevitably...


Staying Single
What a phrase. Staying single. It's the only phrase making sense right now to describe the right feeling I'm looking for. If I say,...


Focusing on Inner Light
ANYONE, spiritual teacher or not, who focuses on the inner light within, whether in one's self or in others, focuses on the goodness...


"Please Stay on the Path"
"There is freedom in commitment." Some years ago, I heard this phrase for the first time from T. Harvey Ecker. Once this concept is...


"The Physics of Love"
Every so often I look into a book called "The Physics of Love," written in 1996 by Dale Pond. I have never taken a physics class, ever,...


Moving from Your Center
Our human tendencies express themselves differently across cultures. Take away the culture and we are all still human. The thread is...


Action is Fertilizer for Your Thoughts
In the gardens of our minds, seeds are planted by means of the intentional gardener or the blowing winds of society. Do you choose your...