My Work is Loving the World
My work is loving the world. Here the sunflowers, there the hummingbird - equal seekers of sweetness. Here the quickening yeast;...
Reflections on Life from Death Row
Reggie once told me that we could use these cells like meditation cells used by monks in monasteries. But prison is not a monastery....
Stepping into the Present Is a Gift
Most of us have heard of ego and let ego run our lives without realizing it. But few of us know how deeply our ego—the small, less...
Blessings for Earth-Healers
We give thanks for all those who are moved, in their lives, to heal and protect the earth, in small ways and in large. Blessings on the...
With Fullness in Life, Everything is Possible
You are not depressed; you are distracted. You believe that you have lost something, which is impossible, because everything that you...
The Power Paradox
Life is made up of patterns. And one pattern kept appearing in scientific studies I've conducted over the past twenty years. It's...
Giving Up is Different From Letting Someone Down
This inner gesture of letting go from moment to moment is what is so terribly difficult for us; and it can be applied to almost any area...
Keeping Nothing Between
In a restaurant a little girl in the next booth turns to look at you. It is an open look, direct from her – to you. She...
How Is Your Heart Doing?
In many Muslim cultures, when you want to ask them how they’re doing, you ask: in Arabic, Kayf haal-ik? or, in Persian, Haal-e...
That Friend Walking Behind Me
Imagine that for many years a friend had been walking a block behind me, calling my name, trying to get my attention because he wanted to...
Planetary Beings with Planetary Hearts
The instinct to fit in and feel safe seems stronger – to maintain the status quo – to be as comfortable and insulated as...
Creative Living
This, I believe, is the central question upon which all creative living hinges: Do you have the courage to bring forth the treasures that...