The Grand Predicament
A fear of not belonging drives much of what we do and how we are. Unknowingly it can define the experience of a life. Most of us...
Integrity Is A Quality Of Being
Integrity is a quality of being. It means holding on at all times to your highest sense of truth and your own vision, whatever the cost...
I Have What You Need
In the old city section of Jerusalem, there is a wonderful open-stall marketplace. It is a place teeming with life—a deluge of...
Presence Of Things Beyond Flesh
Lecturing has always come easily to me. Backed by the technical, the theoretical, a few supporting slides, and a captive audience of...
Being Nice Isn't The Same As Being Kind
Kind people go beyond what's expected of them. They go beyond the easy response to offer the best of who they are. They do it without...
The Cauldron Of Time
We who live and breathe in a body see the Creator’s signature as living gold: the gold of a magnificent sunlight splashed on the...
Reclaim Your Chicken
Being does not require thought. Be fully attentive, gently attentive. Trust the natural ease of awareness. Make no effort. No trying, no...
Welcoming The Stranger
My husband, children, and I have lived in 7 countries for the last decade and a half. We have always been the strangers knocking on new...
An Ode To Low Expectations
o there i was, staring at my mug of tea. It was 1993. I was sitting over a plate of eggs in the New Piccadilly Café in Soho,...
What Exactly Is Love?
Fear is not love, dependence is not love, jealousy is not love, possessiveness and domination are not love, responsibility and duty are...
Look Around In Wonder
Look around, look around, Look around in wonder, Trace the thunderous cloud above That feeds the river under. Look above and look...
Be Vigilance
Vigilance is often misunderstood. Usually what passes for vigilance is careful monitoring by the superego. I'm sure you're very...