All of us have a “world within”. Sometimes it is a whirlwind and sometimes nothing but grace. At the center of our inner world is a quiet, a place of healing and rest. It is a magnetic state of being that can change everything in our lives. We need to be quiet frequently to feel […]

I want to share a practice that has helped me a lot. I call it “That, too” practice. I warmly invite you to try it. When we are tempted to react to something unpleasant, it’s a potent thing to stop in the middle of our impulse and softly say “That, too.” Acknowledging what “is” rather […]

We are in mid-winter. BRRRR!  This is a time to guard our hearts, a practice of love and conscious growth. Phrases posted on Facebook, February 2023 To guard the heart is a deep practice that can help us stay out of reactivity and be aligned with who we essentially are. A little step I dearly […]

Long ago I gave up on New Year’s resolutions. Having a very specific goal like losing 10 lbs. or exercising every day doesn‘t seem to work for me. But setting a “feeling” intention works better. I put it to myself as an emotional direction, something like wanting to experience being more peaceful in the coming […]

Sometimes everything can seem like too much. A longing for simplicity arises, the kind that is chosen . . . the kind that is doing less and being more. Phrases Posted on Facebook, December 2022 When we feel overwhelmed, choosing what to do feels nearly impossible. Everything appears to be of equal importance, and if […]

There can be change that is cataclysmic, and we are forced to adapt. But that may not transform us. To transform inwardly is a deep and mysterious process, something good to mull over. Phrases Posted on Facebook, November 2022 Makeovers are an attempt to transform us into more physical attractiveness with the hope that such […]

Nature’s growing season is almost over in the Northeast. The days are getting darker. Another kind of growing season is just beginning . . . the inward kind that takes place mostly in silence and in quiet introspection. Phrases Posted on Facebook, October 2022 What a delight when the baby first smiles, first says Mama […]

Like a snail, a good question carries its answer on its back. Don’t underestimate the first answer that comes to mind when you are asked something spontaneously. Phrases Posted on Facebook, September 2022 When did you last practice waltzing with a two year old? You’ll remember the smiles long after the music is gone. Play […]

How amazing to want what is already true. It is a mysterious path worthy of engagement.  Can you see? Can you hear? Can you walk? Can you talk? Can you hug? Can you love? “To them that have more shall be given” is a true saying. The moment we realize the gifts that are already […]

Sensible, sensitive, sensational, sensitized, senseless . . . there are so many words that apply to our senses that are, after all, our antennae out to the world and into “the deep impenetrable interior” as Rudyard Kipling describes the inner world. So much hinges on how we relate with them and to them. I’m awed […]