Emotional Sobriety

Don’t we help birth the world each time  we give someone confidence  to build what they see with their heart? Mark Nepo, The Book of Awakening A couple of days ago I went to witness my niece, Jen, being sworn in as a chaplain for the Ann Arbor Police Department. Jen’s brother, Chris, […]

Darkest Before Dawn

Most entanglements are caused by vocal cords. (seen on the sign in front of a church) At age 93 years young, still cutting his own firewood and still using his music to inspire humanity to more human ways of being with one another, singer-songwriter Pete Seeger was recently on the Colbert Report singing […]

Second Maturity

We are gradually coming to see that the years beyond sixty five or seventy, the years of our second maturity, may be evolution’s greatest gift to humanity. Jean Houston Reading an article by Jean Houston, “The Genius of Second Maturity,” this week birthdays have been on my mind. It is not my birthday, but […]

Operation Smile

“Is the Universe a friendly place?” Albert Einstein considered this question to be the most important question a person can ask. Today the only answer I can honestly give is, “YES!” This past Monday I was in San Antonio, Texas, teaching “Out of Fear, Into Health: Anchoring as Healing Modality.” Tuesday we drove 850 […]

Stories From My Heart

 … something timeless and indestructible within each of us that can heal us and the world if we can just open ourselves to it. ~ Mark Nepo A dear friend was sharing about having recently read about the research into how some individuals meet crisis and trauma in life and come out resilient. Others […]

Meaningful Conversation: Body Dialogue

When we live from the heart, we can hear. ~ Jennifer McLean Have you ever wondered what in the world it means when someone says to live from (or come from or be in) the heart? This week I had the wonderful opportunity to enjoy listening to an audio presentation by Jennifer McLean, of […]

Detach

God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; courage to change the things I can;and wisdom to know the difference. ~ Reinhold Niebuhr This morning I was gifted with some wonderful time on the bluff, overlooking Lake Michigan, in downtown Saint Joseph, Michigan. The happy occasion was a reunion (of […]

Weeds

“But a weed is simply a plant that wants to grow where people want something else. In blaming nature, people mistake the culprit.   Weeds are people’s idea, not nature’s.” ~ Anonymous I have been enjoying seeing all the “weeds” along the roads as I am out riding my bike or walking. I […]

Retreat

Be still, and the world is bound to turn herself inside out to entertain you. Everywhere you look, joyful noise is clanging to drown out quiet desperation. High Tide in Tucson, by Barbara Kingsolver

When I was a youngster, I absolutely loved going to camp. There was something surreal about the experience, […]

Opinions, Truth, and Trees

Over the weekend, a wonderful young, Zen worker gave my front walkway a facelift, replacing the old, worn out, poorly installed concrete sidewalk with some beautiful new pavers—artfully designed and lovingly installed. Thank you, Rob Roy!  Thank you, Rob Roy, for designing and building our new Zen walkway! This morning, I am enjoying […]