Surrendering to Life

Give yourself over to the world and in that surrender be reborn.

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We are the ones…

I am in Ecuador where the land speaks of abrupt change and a dynamic movement that is hard to describe.  It is both disturbing and mesmerizing. I stood at La Mitad del Mundo, the Middle of the Earth at 0 longitude, 0 latitude as I wondered what might become of us as a human community [...]

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The Impermanence of Me – A RUMI quote

I don’t even know if I am or I am not. When I think I am, I find myself worthless, when I think I am not, I find my value. Like my thoughts, I die and rise again each day. ~Rumi♥

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From Free Fall to Glorious Flight

A little inspiration if you feel like life is moving too fast.  Stay present. “We’re in a free fall into the future. We don’t know where we’re going. Things are changing so fast. And always when you’re going through a long tunnel, anxiety comes along. And all you have to do to transform your hell [...]

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A St. Patrick’s Day Blessing

“Beannacht” by John O’Donahue (Blessing)   May the nourishment of the earth be yours, may the clarity of light be yours, may the fluency of the ocean be yours, may the protection of the ancestors be yours. And so may a slow wind work these words 
of love around you, an invisible cloak 
to mind [...]

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For International Women’s Day

“Man is defined as a human being and a woman as a female – whenever she behaves as a human being she is said to imitate the male.”  Woman defined as “the Other”~ Simone de Beauvoir, Second Sex, 1949, French existentialist philosopher, public intellectual, political activist, feminist theorist and social theorist. Makes you go hmmmm….

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Finding Your Way Home

In everyone’s life there are times when we feel lost and disoriented.  One day everything is as it should be and the next day, we don’t remember who we are or where we are going.  Perhaps there is a kind of catalyst that causes us to re-evaluate, perhaps something is lost or something wonderful happens, [...]

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2012 Transitions and Necessary Decisions

I know many people who are experiencing some kind of significant transition in their lives.  These times can be difficult. We want to hold on to what is familiar, even if it no longer serves us.  The not knowing is scary.  Yet in that open space we can find life, a new life, and perhaps [...]

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Martin Luther King Jr. Power and Love

“What is needed is a realization that power without love is reckless and abusive, and love without power is sentimental and anemic. Power at its best is love implementing the demands of justice, and justice at its best is power correcting everything that stands against love.” ~ Martin Luther King

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The Season of Not Enough

“It’s not getting what you want, it’s wanting what you got.” ~ Sheryl Crow in Soak Up the Sun The Buddhists believe that desire is at the root of suffering.  In our American culture we are taught that more is better, bigger is better, and that we “need” all the stuff of our lives. And [...]

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