Posted July 31, 2017 in Monthly News

Changing Frames

If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change. ~ Wayne Dyer

In an 1819 letter to his brother and sister, the poet John Keats said the common notion that life is “a vale of tears … from which we are to be redeemed by a certain arbitrary […]

Posted April 30, 2017 in Monthly News

Sitting Still

Recently, I saw the following quotation in an article by Tommy Rosen, founder of Recovery 2.0, a tool that uses mindfulness (yoga) for recovery from addictions. Given that we are all dealing with aversion and grasping, longing and dreading, clinging and avoiding, the quotation can serve as the basis for all our recovery.

We […]

Posted November 30, 2016 in Monthly News

What Your Soul Wants You to Know

In May of 2006 I sat in the front row of the room, within spitting distance of Gary Zukav, author of Seat of the Soul. He and Linda Francis were speaking on authentic power. Linda’s major claim to fame might have been her connection to Zukav, but I will always remember her for this comment: […]

Posted November 30, 2016 in Monthly News

While Waiting for Your Soul to Speak

Unlike Debra, I have no idea what my soul wants me to know. I do know that certain thoughts and actions help me feel better, and certain thoughts and actions result in my feeling worse. I assume those differences are guiding me in the right direction, but I am by no means certain. Unlike Debra […]

Posted July 31, 2016 in Uncategorized

Spiritual Paths

Everyone is on a “spiritual path.” Whether you know it or not, you are on a spiritual path. My sense is that it doesn’t matter whether people are consciously aware of their spiritual paths because this is a “fail-safe” universe. You don’t have to do anything special to be on your spiritual path. I am […]

Posted August 1, 2015 in Monthly News

Nostalgia

When you start doubting yourself, remember how far you have come. Remember everything you have faced. All the battles you have fought and won, and all the fears you have overcome. Remember again. How far have YOU come? ~ Brahma Kumaris Thought for the Day July 7, 2015 Joel and I are now looking […]

Posted July 31, 2015 in Monthly News

Spiritual Partnerships

To the best of my knowledge, the term Spiritual Partnership was coined by Gary Zukav, who used the term initially to refer to his relationship with Linda Francis, his wife. Debra and I read Zukav’s first book, Seat of the Soul, at a time we were doing a lot of fighting. Although we shared many […]