Be the change that’s needed… Welcome back, friends. I am grateful for each one of you. I see you. I hear you. I am touched by your outpouring of love. You remind me that I am not alone in either my struggles or my joys. You live from your hearts and without judgement. Thank you… Continue reading Grow the Good
Category: Connection and Belonging
Would you like to dance?
Giving thanks for Dr. B… Welcome back, friends. It is comforting to be in community with you as this past week I was quite grieved by the passing of Dr. Barbara A. Holmes, Core Faculty member of the Center for Action and Contemplation, President Emeritus of the United Theological Seminary, spiritual thought leader, activist, lawyer,… Continue reading Would you like to dance?
Searching to Find Purpose
Soulful Reconnections… Hello friends! It has certainly been a while since my last post. It doesn’t mean that I haven’t been thinking of writing, or even trying to multiple times, but, honestly, life got in the way, and I got out of the habit of sitting down to share whatever it was that moved me.… Continue reading Searching to Find Purpose
No Place Like Home
Seeking what is within… Welcome back, friends. Last week I encouraged you to sit in stillness as a way to find your way to a homecoming deep, deep inside of you. Were you able to hear through the quiet to that still small voice calling you home, wrapping you in a knowing? As Sufi mystic,… Continue reading No Place Like Home
Uncovering the Gold
This Little Light of Mine… American psychologist and author, Tara Brach, is known to teach us through the story of the Golden Buddha discovered beneath a clay façade in Bangkok in the 1950’s, “Just as the monks disguised the beauty of the golden Buddha in order to protect it during dangerous times, we cover our… Continue reading Uncovering the Gold
Christmas Poems
Hopes and Tears Throughout the Years… “In answer to your letterI found on the wallI note your requestFor gifts large and small.For you may not knowBut I’ll tell you right hereThat times are so toughThat I ate my reindeer.” … Grand Pa 1931 Santa Fe, New Mexico And so, the ninety-two-year tradition began in the… Continue reading Christmas Poems
Holiday Season Thoughts
Visions of Open Hearts, Open Minds… “Oh my God! November is here, already! I have to start my lists for menus, presents, greeting cards, and ugh, shopping!” [Sounds of frenetic shuffling of papers followed by frowns, gritting of teeth and chewing on lips…]— From: The Screenplay In My Head As we enter this Holiday Season,… Continue reading Holiday Season Thoughts
Shame, Guilt and Fear Hangover
It is Okay Not to Be Alone… How are you, friends? Did anyone have an experience where our ever-expanding toolbox came in handy? I woke this morning wishing I had more command over the items I have been practicing and have stored in my toolkit. Dr. Brene Brown is known for coining the phrase “vulnerability… Continue reading Shame, Guilt and Fear Hangover
Unexpected Gifts
Connection & Belonging… Last Sunday while reading Maria Shriver’s weekly newsletter I was struck by her prayer. “Dear God, please help me feel the full weight of my emotions and not be afraid of them. Allow me to embrace the good, the bad, the highs and the lows that life presents and appreciate the lessons learned along… Continue reading Unexpected Gifts
My Mother
I love you, Mom. Thank you! … Throughout my life, the hand that always reached back making me feel safest was my mother. Always and forever, my mother. I share a story of one of my earliest memories in my book finding I in which my mother was my hero: “I have an early memory… Continue reading My Mother