Enter into the joy of creating. Do you remember the excitement and joy of a brand new box of crayons? Whether it was the box of 8 or the mongo 64 count with the sharpener in the back of the box, I sure remember the thrill. The thrill came from the infinite promise, the possibilities,…
I will stand on my own making my own choices. I am at choice and I choose joy. I have a confessions to make. It seems that whenever I make a choice to really seek wisdom, guidance, some kind of great revelation the message is always the same. The message is “will you just lighten…
“Holding onto anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one getting burned.” ~Buddha It’s hard to dodge that topic of forgiveness. It doesn’t matter what spiritual tradition you follow someone is asking you to be forgiving. If you are searching for healing, mental,…
Go Outside & Feel the Joy Express the Love and feel the Joy. Shame and regret are just as much hooks as blame and anger. We aren’t here to be sad … we are here to experience love, joy and beauty. It isn’t so much what happens to us as how we react. And if…
Can you find the love? I was all excited for our Living in Love project this month. I chose to create Valentines and to add spiritual messages of truth on them. The kind of things that people need to be reminded of. I started to really listen and write them down. “This is gonna be…
The beauty we see in nature is the same beauty we must know in ourselves and each other.Photo credit: Darin R. McClure I was really inspired by a story I read about a teacher’s response to the dreadful events at Columbine. This teacher recognized that “all violence begins with disconnection.” She knew that bigger problems…
Where is the world calling you to create something wonderful with what’s in your basket? Have you ever shared a challenge or obstacle you were experiencing with a friend or colleague only to have them respond with one of the many popular cliches or platitudes? “If Life hands you lemons, make lemonade.” “What doesn’t kill…
We are all connected. Each of us taking part in the perfection of the whole. One of the things about nature that always amazes me is it’s infinite interconnectedness. The complex relationships betweens animals, plants, seasons, all of it, seen and unseen. How delicate, self-sustaining, ever self-correcting that balance is miraculously maintained. If you have…
As I contemplate the people, events, experiences and ideas of 2013 I would name this the year of Sentience. A year of recognizing something I never really believed in before, not really. And now I know it to be true. I can feel it and that’s why I use the world behold in my title.1. “Thank you…