“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. …

“The obstacle is the path” ~Zen Proverb. This musing is about comfort, discomfort, and my journey this past week as I slothed through some new awareness and old feelings on the subject. AWARENESS UNFOLDS I have recently completed a 40-day chanting practice to Ganesha remover of obstacles with a small…

“When it rains, I let it.” ~116 year old when asked the secret to a long life. In this musing, I am going to give you my play on the spiritual saying: “It’s not happening to you. It’s happening for you.” I admit this saying has been a part of…

“I alone cannot change the world, but I can cast a stone across the waters to create many ripples.” ~Mother Teresa A colleague of mine shared that she had written her 100th e-letter to her audience. She reflected to the group how many moons ago, in a workshop with our…

“You are the sky. Everything else — it’s just the weather.” ~ Pema Chödrön This piece is on Saucha, or purity, or maybe easier understood as generally making space for what the moment holds, physically, emotionally, intellectually, and spiritually. …

“If you think you are too small to make a difference, try sleeping with a mosquito” ~Dalai Lama Before writing this, I had been stuck in procrastination. After a beautiful weekend of love and connection, when I realized the feeling was still quite present and in full force, I gently…

“It is a common experience that a problem difficult at night is resolved in the morning after the committee of sleep has worked on it.” ~John Steinbeck In this piece, I would love to muse on sleep. On being tired, what it means to our central nervous system, and why…

“Intention without surrender is delusion.” ~Tosha Silver In this piece, I will muse about how it feels to be led to ALL we have ever wanted or not wanted in life and what we do then. …

“As I say yes to life, life says yes to me” ~Louise Hay The question I heard for this piece was, “How can you say yes to life?” Hmm, I am not sure, but it sounds like a fun idea to practice. You see, it was not always true that…