Happiness is a Doing … (08/09/11)

“Happiness is waiting just around the corner. She is patiently tapping her foot. So now … go to Her.”  ~ Ree Ivan . “The way to act compassionately is to exchange yourself for the other. When you can put yourself in someone else’s shoes, then you know what is needed, and what would speak to […]

Today is The Day … (08/08/12)

“I used to be indecisive; now I’m not so sure.” ~ W. C. Fields Sometimes we get to choose to rise up our of our sloth to serve others; to rise up out of our daily humdrum routine to do something wonderful; to take the hand that is putting food into our own mouth and […]

that Miracles abound … (12/08/12)

“We have isolated ourselves from the transcendent. If we get sick, we go to a doctor. If we need food, we go to a store and buy it. We don’t allow our neighbors to share their sustenance, and we no longer allow our bodies to heal of their own accord. Some would say that this […]

Setting forth upon The Way … (08/08/15)

They will tell you that you are too weak to walk The Way of Kindness … … Walk it anyway. They will tell you that you are too small to walk The Way of Forgiveness … … Walk it anyway. They will tell you that you are too old to walk The Way of LOVE […]

Love is a Giving thing … (08/08/11)

“There are only 4 questions of value in life: What is sacred? Of what is the spirit made? What is worth living for, and what is worth dying for? The answer to each is the same: only Love.” ~ Don Juan . “Do you find yourself saying ‘I can’t take it any longer?’ Well, simply […]

on Reaping in order to Sow … (08/07/12)

“Whatever God’s dream of man may be, it cannot come true unless man cooperates.” ~ Stella Mann Traditionally witnessed, the pictured scene would have us think that the woman has encountered wealth; that she, like the rest of us, has awoken to the Truth that she is surrounded with an abundance of riches. Fair enough […]

Brightening the Darkness … (08/07/12)

If we go into a darkened room, we cannot see where we are walking. And it doesn’t matter if the room has been dark for a day, a week or ten thousand years – we are just as blind. And yet, if we light but one candle, we are no longer los t. If we […]

Knowing the Enemy … (08/07/16)

“It is not our abilities or our circumstances that define Who we Are — It is our choices …The enemy of Destiny is fear. We think it is our economic limitations or our physical challenges or the hatred & the ignorance of others around us, but the real enemy isn’t any of those things at […]

Love is fearless tenderness … (08/07/11)

“Real fearlessness is the product of tenderness. It comes from letting the world tickle your heart, your raw and beautiful heart. You are willing to open up, without resistance or shyness, and face the world. You are willing to share your heart with others.” ~ Chogyam Trungpa . “God asks no man whether he will […]

Into the Know … (08/07/15)

Wisdom knows that LOVE always sees most clearly in those moments when fear is most blinding. And as such, Wisdom understands that … LOVE sees the triumph within every tragedy; & LOVE sees the victory within every defeat. LOVE sees the wonder within every boredom; & LOVE sees the wholeness within every illness. LOVE sees […]

Persistence is the Way … (08/06/12)

“We either make ourselves miserable, or we make ourselves strong. The amount of work is the same.” ~ Carlos Castaneda It is true that we are to avoid “pushing the river” … When our efforts to do a certain thing in a certain way (or be with a certain person in a certain way, or […]