Pinned5 Reasons to go on a Spiritual Retreat“In order to understand the world, one has to turn away from it on occasion.” ~Albert Camus Throughout my years as a yogi, truth-seeker, and self-realizer, I have often been interested in and enamored with the idea of retreat. I remember way back in the 1990s dreaming of going on…Retreats5 min readRetreats5 min read
PinnedWhen Heartbreak is Present“When we are no longer able to change a situation — we are challenged to change ourselves.” ~ Viktor E. Frankl This morning I awoke to the sweet smell of wet California grasses after an uncommon late spring rain last night. …Mindfulness6 min readMindfulness6 min read
1 day agoMember-onlyWhat Does “Show Me” Mean?“Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.” ~ Benjamin Franklin I am realizing that I have settled into a year that is proving to show me what type of connection and commitment I desire (presumably from my soul) in my life, and…Embodiment6 min readEmbodiment6 min read
Mar 14Member-onlyWelcome To The New Paradigm“Knowing yourself, helps you know Creator, knowing Creator makes you limitless” ~ Vianna Stibal This topic of how we may live in a sustained state of wonderment and in the question of who we are, and at the same time know ourselves well enough to feel safe in the ever-changing…Mindfulness5 min readMindfulness5 min read
Mar 8Member-onlyWhat Is Life Trying To Show You?“Contentment is the only real wealth” ~ Alfred Noble Let’s face it there is no right or wrong way to do life or death, and it’s quite true that we can not control the outcome, yet we do have a lot of autonomy when it comes to living our day-to-day…Mindfulness4 min readMindfulness4 min read
Feb 28Member-onlyAll In Good Time“Yesterday’s the past, tomorrow’s the future, but today is a gift. That’s why it’s called the present.” ~ Bil Keane I have felt a sometimes unfailingly stringent and precise grip on my experience, physically, emotionally, and spiritually, alternating with a complete sense of ease and grace, knowing that all is…Time6 min readTime6 min read
Feb 16Member-onlyLife is Our Biggest Teacher“The beauty of life is that it will always spit you out where you are supposed to be” I am here today with another confession. I have been feeling more pressure than normal lately. I have been operating, at times, from a place, I thought I had left behind. A…Spirituality4 min readSpirituality4 min read
Jan 31Member-onlyAnother Way To Look At Othering“To love is to recognize yourself in another. The others “otherness” then stands revealed as an illusion pertaining to the purely human realm, the realm of form.” ~ Eckhart Tolle I started today's topic a while back and abandoned it because of its wobbly nature in my mind and body…Spirituality5 min readSpirituality5 min read
Published in Move Me Poetry·Jan 14Member-onlyDeath is Around MeIn Memory of Jimmy The Father of a longtime and dear friend of my daughter’s heartbreakingly and so very suddenly passed away yesterday. Sending a shockwave through me. He was also a friend of mine through his beloved wife and through a couple of decades of raising teens together. After…Spirituality2 min readSpirituality2 min read
Nov 22, 2022Member-onlyPracticing TraditionTending to Yourself During the Holidays and beyond “Tradition is a guide and not a jailer.” ― W. Somerset Maugham As I write this, I trust that you are well and that you are practicing your mindful lifestyle with great awareness, intention, and inspired action. I love imagining you as…Family Traditions6 min readFamily Traditions6 min read