Giving is more than about a season or birthday. Giving is more than the dollar you give to someone or the hand you lend by holding a door or helping someone with their groceries. Volunteering your time and gifting your money is certainly a wonderful way to support others yet true Giving it more than…
While on vacation recently, my family and I stopped for lunch. Afterwards, as my husband proceeded to back out of the parking spot our eight-year old son noticed that my husband had looked left and right over his shoulders, but did not look into the screen that shows the image from our backup camera. Our…
As a consultant, I have a client who for many months had complained to me about someone with whom she works, explaining that he was getting credit for work that the client had done. And she railed against this person. Part of the upset that she had chosen to create was that this person had…
The other day I wanted to celebrate. I was finishing up a number of things I had been working on one way or another and I wanted to treat mySelf. So I picked a fancy restaurant, chose one of the warmer days of the week – it’s wintertime and it’s during COVID so the eating…
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What is this magical, seemingly disaster-full, masterful jungle of experiences that we call life? Why are we here and how do we make it easy? Is there a short cut through the wilds? Sometimes life with all its complications feels like an uphill route through thick overgrowth with a machete and desperately sweating hope as…
If I were to describe the one thing that takes up my time and energy when I could be putting it to much better use it’s when I am in “my little room” doing my little thing as if no one else is there. Just my little thing as if no one else matters. The…
About sixteen months ago I moved into a new apartment and, when I did, a friend of mine strongly recommended that I buy a particular vacuum cleaner. The friend also enthusiastically told me about a great “deal” this friend had gotten on it and that if I went online now, I could get the same…
For a long time now, I’ve wanted to write a blogpost titled “Is Karma ‘Contagious’?” because I know it is. I witness examples every day. All day every day. Often, it’s “cultural karma” – My Teacher has referred to this – and unless we’re Centered in Spirit, we can easily be busy choosing into it…
One of my two favorite Talks given by Dr. Roger B. Lane, the Founder/Director of Cosmos Tree, is titled “The Story Of The Tuna Fish Sandwich”. What I love so much is that It’s all about the Simple Solutions. The example given by Dr. Lane in this Talk of Spiritual Instruction “is based on something…