Today’s Meditation
I started my meditation later than usual morning. As soon as I began, I heard both of my kids screaming at each other over the Wii remote. Thoughts rushed in, "Why is this happening now?" "This shouldn't be happening." "I should send them to camp." I felt anger...
Painting Into the Unknown
This weekend I went to a fabulous workshop to experience "The Point Zero" painting method with Michele Cassou. Michele's revolutionary technique of process painting teaches us how to respond to the creative impulse within. She says, "Creativity knows what you need,...
Ask, Listen, Receive, Give
Two weeks ago I watched a documentary called "Nero's Guests" about the astronomically high suicide rate among Hindu farmers in India. I felt heartbroken for the family's and overwhelmed by the immensity of the problem. I felt compassion for the reporter who was...
Marriage as Spiritual Practice: Keys to a Great Relationship
Marriage as a vehicle for deeper self awareness, pleasure, enchantment, and perhaps enlightenment? Why not? You're married, committed, at least for now, but you are craving something more from your relationship. You look at your partner and think that the moreness...
Meditation Is…
Meditation is art and your tools are the breath and your intention to create yourself in the image of Soul. Meditation is adventurous! It takes you on a heroic exploration where you will confront the Light and Shadow within your own mind. Meditation is power. It is...
Parenting as a Spiritual Practice: Identity Crisis
The new school year starts in two weeks. My oldest daughter is starting middle school and my youngest daughter has suddenly become more independent. I realize that I haven't had a "job" in thirteen years. This isn't to say that I haven't been working. I have been...
It’s All About the Process Not the Product
We are a culture that works long hard hours with very little vacation time, "me" time, down time, family time, fun time, or just plain-old time. Most of us work hard, but resent the work we do because it is hard. As a result we look for what's easy and quick; quick...
Planting Seeds of Love
Nature is cyclical. She demonstrates the natural law of cycles through the movement of the seasons, that is, gestation (Winter), birth (Spring), growth (Summer), and death/change (Fall). There is a hidden force that propels and perpetuates this movement. We can see...
Just Breathe…
Everything begins with the breath. Shallow breathing is an indication of stress. Shallow breathing makes the spine rigid, the belly hard, and the face stern. Shallow breathing is a confirmation that life is difficult and puts you in a state of mind that is resistant...
You Are Whole, Perfect, Loved, and Complete
Do you need the ego? Ego is a condition that arises from an unconscious separation from Source (Self). Ego is fear. You cannot find your true Self in the ego. You are Whole. You are Perfect. You are Loved. You are Complete. You are the crowning glory of Spirit...