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“Oh no,” said Matthew, “Toby is eating the ‘sacred sticks’!” Matthew wanted to help me, but his housemate’s dog was busily destroying something important to him. Matthew had recently returned from a pilgrimage to New Mexico, where he had stumbled … [Continue reading] about Chewing on Sacred Sticks
As we proceed through life, we assume that our thoughts, beliefs, feelings, and body sensations are our own. I’m willing to believe that some of my thoughts and beliefs, while masquerading as mine, are heavily influenced by the collective … [Continue reading] about Is this my pain? (or is it someone else’s?)
Last Sunday our New Thought Gospel Choir and I (a humble soprano) performed the song Oh Happy Day (our performance can be seen and heard here starting 1:00:05 minutes in) at the Center for Spiritual Awareness in West Sacramento. As I sang it, Oh … [Continue reading] about Oh Happy Day in this Season of Lent
As we read the news and watch the yard signs popping up around us, we may hear much about the importance of the "rule of law" and whether it's being obeyed. This makes me ponder, do I respect the rule of law? If so, which one? human or … [Continue reading] about Do You Respect the Rule of Law? If So, Which One?
If our new presidential administration has shown us anything, it's that each of us has phenomenal power that we're not using because we think there are limits while someone else does not. Instead, we abridge our own rights and wait for that "someone … [Continue reading] about Stop Waiting for Permission to Use Your Power
Lately, I've felt a bit like Rodin's Three Shades on the Gates of hell pictured in the permanent collection of San Francisco's wildly under-appreciated Legion of Honor museum on the bay's edge. "Abandon hope all who enter here," reads Dante's … [Continue reading] about Meditate, Agitate, Do What Brings You Joy: Above All Don’t Abandon Hope
(:)(:)(:)(:) I finally saw the movie Wicked (part 1) the other night (several weeks after most people probably did), and it sparked many thoughts: History decides who on the world stage is "good" and who is "wicked" or evil. My entire lifetime, … [Continue reading] about Four Snouts Up for Wicked: Who Is Good & Who is Evil These Days?
I hold myself out as an author, a teacher, and a minister, but not anything to do with animals. So why do I keep facilitating communication between people and their pets? It happened again this past weekend. Someone's cat had been deathly ill for … [Continue reading] about What’s Your Hidden Talent for Connection? (while you follow the people making change)
In my circles, people are really into affirmations, but seldom denials. With the week in American politics we just had and the year we're facing, I think some denials are in order. Most people know what affirmations are, but in case you're … [Continue reading] about Get & Stay in Denial: No, No, No, It Is Not So
As you may know, on his first day in office, the new/old president of the United States issued multiple executive orders. Some, like declaring that children of unauthorized immigrants born in the United States are no longer citizens, have already … [Continue reading] about What if we proclaimed our own executive orders?
This just in: there's a good chance every person you resent, you also envy. "No," you say? "Not me, Sara. That makes no sense. I resent the people I resent because they're awful--what could I possibly envy about an awful person? Try to be … [Continue reading] about How Envy is the Root of Resentment
My family and I recently chose to spend our Christmas vacation in the Phillippines. The reasons were random and probably wouldn't be yours: our daughter was traveling the world (in Vietnam right before this time) and my husband had lived in the … [Continue reading] about Our Two Week Phillippines Winter Holiday Itinerary