When my kids were little, they would often request at bedtime, “Just one more book.” They were quite advanced in …

Transformation is a journey.  I have come to also believe it is work and it is a vision.  Let me …

Many years ago I was required to complete a swim test in order to raft the Colorado River. The river water that year was intense and freezing.

It’s quiet this morning as I sit with my coffee and my thoughts, my emotions, and my sense of being. This form of contemplation has become my sacred sadhana – the daily practice of filling my heart and getting close to my center.

It seems that we are always seeking meaning and value. I believe that is why the internet, social media, and materialism have thwarted our path. They provide instant satisfaction and thus give an instantaneous surge of good feeling.

I’m softening. It scares me. I don’t like it.

I have opened many soda bottles in my time so I know the sensation as you unleash the top and the eruption of the fizz meets you in a tiny explosion.  We’ve even created a celebration around opening the bottle of champagne in much the same way as a ritual in honor of a momentous occasion. 

In the movie The Wedding Planner with Matthew McConaughey and Jennifer Lopez, there is a scene of pure awareness.
Steve (played by McConaughey) and Fran (his soon-to-be wife) are in the park minutes before they walk down the aisle to become man and wife.

My daughter crashed the car.

I heard her voice come through as shaky, weary and distraught. She said, “I hit a car and I need you to come.”

I do not even remember if I replied like my heart was feeling or not. Our bodies have a way of safeguarding us from any experience that requires us to be protected, secure and safe.

Two years ago my husband came to me with a request. He asked, “You know my dad has to move out of assisted living. I don’t think it is best for him to go into memory care given his personality and behaviors. It just won’t be a good fit. What do you think about him coming to live with us?”