It’s raining a lot in California this year (a break from a decade of drought), so I’ve had to get re-acquainted with my rain gear and my tolerance for getting wet. Because I’ve lived in many corners of the US (and known a lot of humans), I’ve seen … [Read more...] about pop quiz: How you are with rain may be how you are with life
spirit & personal
Where are we “celebrating” a traumaversary …instead of being grateful for the present?
Listen, I get it. People we love die, sometimes in tragic ways. Many horrible things happen to people, some in childhood, and sometimes associated with holidays or other occasions. Yet, here we are still eating, breathing and living. We don’t want to … [Read more...] about Where are we “celebrating” a traumaversary …instead of being grateful for the present?
Join me on a better planet Read and ride Timini by Z Egloff
Listen to this column read by Sara above Sometimes the best solution to a world gone awry is to leave the planet. That’s what begins to call Ollie Finn, a former circus performer with no goals or sense of direction who has been dumped by her … [Read more...] about Join me on a better planet Read and ride Timini by Z Egloff
Maybe we need a marriage of spirituality & politics… to reveal a world that works for everyone
Ever since I (gently?) mocked others for being “La la la la la, I don’t listen to the news,” I’ve developed a sudden aversion to the news. It makes sense, of course. I can’t remember a worse stretch of news in my lifetime. My self-inquiry led me back … [Read more...] about Maybe we need a marriage of spirituality & politics… to reveal a world that works for everyone
La La La La La (I don’t listen to the news)
But maybe I'll drop off a casserole for the family of Renee Good... Some people in my orbit proudly state that they’re shutting out all politics (hence, most news) as “divisive.” They say things like “I just don’t need the disturbance,” “everyone … [Read more...] about La La La La La (I don’t listen to the news)
Does it really have to hurt to heal?
What if it's all easier than I think? A couple of months ago, I got off the plane in Mexico City with an inflamed knee. The flat we were staying in was 3 floors up. Our family norm is to walk everywhere we can. So I did. For those 4 days, and the … [Read more...] about Does it really have to hurt to heal?
Happy New War oops I mean Year — yes, it’s dysfunctional to pretend it isn’t happening
As we start a new year, the government starts a new war; we may be affected by this and other events in the news (such as an ICE protester being shot and killed in Minneapolis yesterday). Yet, many of us are walking around pretending like it isn’t … [Read more...] about Happy New War oops I mean Year — yes, it’s dysfunctional to pretend it isn’t happening
Sweet Baby Jesus, save us from this nightmare
we've waited long enough Isaiah 9:6: “For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.” Matthew … [Read more...] about Sweet Baby Jesus, save us from this nightmare
Keep your space cluttered and your mind clear (wait, is that what they say?)
However your mind is, that’s how your home will be. If you free your mind of clutter, your home will be uncluttered. –Sister Shivani I had really thought it was the other way around, that I had to clear clutter in order to have a clear mind, but … [Read more...] about Keep your space cluttered and your mind clear (wait, is that what they say?)
Turns Out Owls Aren’t Even Vaguely Wise (Or are they?)
INCONVENIENT is about the nicest word I can use to describe my forced “Owl Experience” last Friday. And no, it didn’t turn out to be magically spiritual or anything. Or did it? So here’s the deal: a year ago I bought a 90 minute “Owl Experience" for … [Read more...] about Turns Out Owls Aren’t Even Vaguely Wise (Or are they?)
Are you living fully right now?
Why to Know Your Dharma Dharma is an eastern word with many meanings including one’s true inner calling or life’s work. The Hindus and Buddhists teach that we all have a Dharma, but not all of us are conscious of it or following it. What is your … [Read more...] about Are you living fully right now?
Are you a retired workaholic?
On my latest episode of The Conscious Reality Show , I interview four members of the anonymous 12-step recovery group, Workaholics Anonymous (yes, that’s a real thing), about what it is like to be a workaholic or activity addict, why they got into … [Read more...] about Are you a retired workaholic?