Essays from real life.
Disconnection is often a story of sadness, of heartache, of absence; it can also be a messenger of truth, of deeper understanding; it can be a portal to greater connection.
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More than a year back my relationship with my sibling began to fall apart.
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Read MoreMany people ‘would like to read more’…
With streaming services, cellphones, constant noise and stimulation, the silence of a book can be daunting. We all know reading is fulfilling, that books are precious treasures.
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Read MoreEach of the books, not just the ones that made it on this list, opened my mind and expanded my imagination. Each one taught me something about life and myself, and brought more wisdom into my days.
Read MoreA short story from the not so distant past….
A sliver of blue pierced through the thick grey storm clouds that spread like a ceiling across the sky. We’d been crouched beneath a rock for over an hour waiting out the storm, and now, because of coldness and awkward positioning, my legs were stiff and achy. I stood up slowly, the thick ligaments behind my knees clenched down in protest.
Read MoreA good story will guide you to a deeper understanding of the world.
A good book will nudge you towards a deeper connection with yourself.
And a good sentence will leap straight off the page and speak to you in the deep personal language of your own heart and soul.
Books are magic.
Read MoreThe memory of warm earthy wafts of coffee wakes me from the dead of sleep each morning. I spring from bed, make the blessed coffee, snag a throw blanket, cozy up with my dog, and sit near the big west facing window in my living room cradling the sacred steaming mug.
Read MoreRecently I learned that in Japan many Japanese people hold a perspective of nature they the aesthetic of change. It means that they recognize that the nature of our surroundings is forever changing, that deep appreciation of nature and the enjoyment of its echoing beauty rests in its inherent impermanence. Plants grow, flowers bud and bloom with striking vibrancy, then they wilt and die and become nourishment for the vibrancy of regeneration- rebirth.
Read MoreThere is a wild animal inside me; her free spirit and inspired instincts pulse with feeling, and new ideas, and crisp dreams, and bright colors, raw sounds, truth, heart, imagination, inspiration; a wild animal that arrantly bucks dreary normalcy and mind numbing predictability - cornerstones of the civilized…
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Read MoreA very sad feeling young man sits in the driver's seat of his parked car in a small, busy parking lot. While others pull in and out, come and go, and make their pit stops with car engines left running, his old beat up car is anchored in stillness, engine turned off. He is crying.
Read MoreWhen I was a little girl my mother’s mother cooked what she called, Refrigerator Stew. Refrigerator Stew is a kind of highbrow name for basically cooking one’s compost; let me explain.
Read MoreEvery person has boundaries, ever person needs boundaries, every person needs to respect the boundaries of others. Personal boundaries are the safeguard of our well being and are tied to the depth of our soul. Personal boundaries are not only the parameters of self worth we uphold within ourselves, they are the parameters of self-worth we require from others - regardless of age, gender, or race.
Read MoreWhenever I feel too small and the world too big, her large littleness speaks clear and loud, reminding me:
The largeness of the world is calling to the largeness within you. Let the largeness of your truth be drawn out of you breath by breath, step by step. Be brave, now. Be mighty. Allow your own elephant sized spirit rise to up and reach out.
Read MoreSlowing down is the birthplace of conscious attention, and paying attention is the root of understanding, both personally and globally.
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