For a number of years I have kept a photograph of my stepdaughter near my desk. In the photo she is probably about 4-years-old. She is seated on her tricycle, looking out at the camera with a grin and a look of total abandon and joy. I know it is summer, because she is totally …
Monthly Archives: November 2019
Of Love and Mercy
I recently was listening to an interview of a spiritual leader who said that the reason we work is to meet people and live out our spiritual lives in relationship. I think there is a lot of truth to that. When I stay at home and interact with only myself and my husband, it is …
Autumn Prayer
Chrysanthemums are replacing the petunias at the farmers’ markets, and the open-aired bins are filled with brightly-colored, plump tomatoes, peppers, eggplant and the sweetest of fresh corn. The time of ripening and unfolding is at hand. Through the connection with the sun, the soil and the water – the rhythms of creation, life has unfolded …
Out of the Dark
JoAnn likes dark. She has eyes like a cat. I don’t. I can’t see well without good light. So that morning when I reached for the light switch, there was no way I’d have seen the rechargeable flashlight precariously balanced on the towel rack just below the light switch. It fell but didn’t break. Later …
Everybody Loves Me, Baby, What’s the Matter with You?
Pathwork teaches us that our Child Consciousness processes life in absolutes, or 100%/0% – while in reality it’s 50/50. As a Love Type my Child Consciousness manifests as, “You either love me or you dislike me.” Moreover, anybody who doesn’t love me is a threat to me, and, loving is a defense mechanism. I’ve had hundreds of …
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The First Rule of Improv
I’m a big fan of improvisational comedy – it’s great fun to watch how the actors play off each other and how creative they can be when they do. My kids and I have watched hours of “Whose Line Is It Anyway?” and marveled at the talents of Wayne Brady, Colin Mochrie and Ryan Stiles. …
Spiritual Hunger
Most of us who are blessed to have sufficient resources to live reasonably are spiritually hungry and do not know it. We can’t exactly pinpoint the subtle but pervasive feeling of emptiness and deadness that comes from the hole in our soul because we are cut off from our spiritual nature. We are hard wired …
The Rest of the Iceberg
The obtaining of one’s quest for authenticity, wholeness and enlightenment, does not require lightning flashes or the discovery of some holy grail. It simply requires a slight shift in position, namely, owning our negative thinking. The mind is receiving and reviewing many hundreds of negative thoughts each day, and will continue to do so for the rest of …