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 […]

Turning Life ON … (08/07/15)

Here’s the first step to releasing a meaningless life & avoiding a premature death: TURN … IT … OFF!!! “Cell phones are so convenient that they’re an inconvenience.” ~ Haruki Murakami “When [cell phones] first appeared, they were so cool. Only after it is too late do we realize they are actually about as cool […]

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 […]

Kindness knows no exceptions … (08/06/17)

on Celebrating Life … (08/06/12)

Hint: the most powerful way to Celebrate your life, … is to make another’s life a celebration. LOVE turns selfless service into a party … … got LOVE?

The most Beauty-full thing … (08/06/16)

“The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious, for it is the numinous source of all true art and science … Indeed, he to whom enraptured emotion is but a stranger, and she who can no longer pause enclosed in awe, are both as good as dead. Their eyes are truly closed even […]

Being the Flowers … 12/05/13

Some people believe that they can “find Inner Peace” and know “true Happiness” via meditation or visualization or affirmation or some other mental practice … And who knows? … Maybe they can. Other individuals truly believe that they can “find God” and “be saved” through belief or prayer or worship or some other faith-based thinking […]

Living BIG … (08/05/15)

My Friends, today might be the only day you’ve got left, so go and LIVE IT BIG … Go out there and LOVE SOMEBODY!!!! P.S. This encouragement is only truly transformative when your Love becomes a verb — AND when it is given to either a stranger or an enemy … “Indolence is a delightful […]