She Let Go

last weekend, our Board of Trustees was treated to a weekend retreat led by the amazing Rev. Dr. Petra Weldes, senior minister of the Dallas Center for Spiritual Living. It was an amazing weekend with brilliant results. The Board had decided what we wanted to focus on in the retreat. Then Fred Mercado and I…

Practicing Compassion and Kindness

Every time I step on my yoga mat, my wise teacher reminds the class, “Yoga is a practice.”  I’ve learned that a “practice” means you approach whatever you are doing without expectation, taking what comes in the moment with gratitude. It’s a simple concept but not always easy to do. My mind likes to assess…

Lost in Unbelief? The Answer is Within

As some of you know, I was blessed several years ago with the gift of some old Science of Mind magazines. The earliest ones in my possession are from 1950. This month I am reading a 1956 issue. It was July in an election year. Some of the articles were written to convince readers of…

Go Placidly, Breathe, and Choose

When I think of Max Ehrman’s Desiderata, my whole body relaxes. He says: “Go placidly amid the noise and haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence.” Words of wisdom. Last week I was running behind my own self-imposed time schedule. I was cleaning out a tuna can to recycle. I ripped open…

Getting Out of the Box

Recently I viewed a short film entitled: “40 Strangers, 50 Questions.”  I was very moved by the contents. First, forty people came together  and were asked to stand in a certain area based on the color of their skin. Then they were asked a series of questions, to determine what other qualities and experiences they…