

*they* are just like you
At the very least, what do you want from life? If you really think about it, I bet you’d answer something along the lines of security,...


Shine your heart's light
Revisiting a post from 2013 So many expressions pertain to the heart. Trust your heart. Let your heart be your guide. Listen to your...


living at the speed of life
When someone said last week that this was the longest day, I said, “All the days are the same length.” Of course, she meant that at...


what I notice is missing
Last week, I bought roses so I could have a fresh bouquet in my house for a guest. They were very pretty, pink and white in this case....


make friends with friction
Sometimes I think we all need a little friction. If everything is going smoothly, that's great. Fine. But, often, there are times when...


Are you the boulder, the pebble or the stream?
Sometimes you are like a boulder in the stream. Resolute. Steadfast. The stream may rush past you, hardly taking notice that you are...


Remember
Happy Memorial Day. May you set aside a private moment today to remember those men and women, so many in or barely out of their teens,...


Being, Human
Many times, I’ve written about opening up the space between stimulus and response. I’ve written about keeping an open mind, the value of...


Find your voice
Every Friday I read a poem in a group setting as a contemplative practice . I read repeatedly, slowly, and we listen and, eventually,...


the map is not the territory, redux
Revisiting a post from several years ago where I introduced Alfred Korzybiski . In his early 20th century work on general semantics, a...