Words, titles, and labels cannot define you. YOU are SO much MORE than male, female, black, white, Democrat, Republican, or whatever else describes you! As Thomas Keating says in his poem “Stillness”: Our true nature is stillness, The Source...
Oh, the stories I could tell about how gorgeously geeky I was in high school! For instance, when we learned about the Know Nothing Party in U.S. History, I immediately adopted this obscure 19th century political party as my own. I’d jokingly tell friends I...
Do you ever struggle with success? Like, what makes for a “wonderful” day? How do you define a “good” workout? How does a workday become successful? Why would a get together with friends/family be fantastic? When I workout I have a less...
20+ years ago when a dear friend of mine was getting married, as he and I stood in a side room right before the ceremony, tears began rolling down his face. Confused, I asked him why he was crying. “I’m just so happy,” he replied. It was years...
To mark the Winter Solstice, my wife and I attended a “silent” nighttime group pilgrimage through a large local forest garden. As a guide led several hundred of us on a slow stroll in the dark, I couldn’t help but chuckle at how many people were unable to stop...
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