The No-ing and the Knowing
This week a man I sit with, who is in his eighties, told me about standing at the door of his own house and speaking to the dark energy that had been living there, that we have been working with.…
Category Elder Wisdom
The Sanity of Dropping Balls
Most people who know me would agree that I am a pretty efficient person. I get things done and generally feel like I’m on top of my life. But these last two years, that’s definitely switched to feeling that my…
The Good Traveler Has No Fixed Plans
When Lao Tsu says, in Stephen Mitchell’s rendering, “A good traveler has no fixed plans and is not intent on arriving,” he is not suggesting the spiritual traveler wander around directionless. Many animals are guided by the Earth’s magnetic poles;…
Having Less to Have More of the Life We Were Meant to Live
Yesterday and today I was signed up for a conference and training on gambling. I thought, I’m in Las Vegas, it’s free, I should go. I know that voice, the part of me who packs my calendar like a closet…
Moving With The Currents, We Travel Softly
There is a universal stream. We know we are riding the current when things fall into place. We know we are swimming upstream when our effort begins to cost us – when we are tight, rigid, and weary to the…
Three Simple Steps to Make Your Life Holy
Everybody needs a God. Now, if you’re an atheist and that puts you on edge, read on, ‘cause there’s a place for you in here as well. The first thing we need to do in order to understand this phrase…
What Is It You Have To Offer?
Humans need belief systems. They give our world order and structure. It’s not really important what the belief system is, but it is in our nature to need one. That’s just the way human psychology works. My belief system is…
Ten Reasons Why You’d Love To Be More Humble
I’ve been on the planet for a good amount of time now, and have learned quite a bit along the way. And while there is a beauty in accumulating a wad of skills and wisdom, there is also a shadow…
In The End, Only Kindness Matters
Being a parent for the first time can be a steep learning curve. We don’t quite know how to “do it right,” we lack confidence, we don’t know what our little one’s messages mean, certainly not at the beginning. Being…
How To Get Simple
In the last month I packed all my possessions into a cargo van, got rid of the rest, and moved in with my sister and her family in California to assist with my ailing mother. Instead of a 3-bedroom home,…
6 Lessons Learned On The Back of a Bike
In my experience, mindfulness is more important than meditation. Meditation is just one practice to increase mindfulness. It is mindfulness in our mundane, daily lives that provides greater lessons for living well. I rode on the back of a motorcycle…
Be Skeptical, But Learn To Listen
Skepticism gets a bad rap, especially for those of us who follow The Path of Lovingness. To be skeptical is not to be beady-eyed and always looking for the wrong. As the root of scientific inquiry, skepticism is more about…