For me having an intention is like setting out on a course of action. Like most people I have an image of something to achieve or experience. It may seem very real and doable at the start, and then along comes LIFE. You’ve experience that, too, I am sure. Still, a true intention is not […]

I wonder if we could think of our lives as journeys in soul-growth. Then, more than ever, it seems right to understand that the destination is not as important as the journey. Every step counts and yes, so does every step we don’t take. It all counts. Phrases posted on Facebook, September 2026 Here’s a […]

Good quotes can be so nourishing. If we memorize some of them they can come in very handy when life is turbulent and difficult. “Gratitude is the confidence in life itself. In it, we feel how the same force that pushes grass through cracks in the sidewalk invigorates our own life.” — Jack Kornfield “Let […]

Deep down the soul longs for itself and for a quiet course, a secret way. Could we foster something new in our lives without forcing? The dramatic is so fetching. We are lured by its splash and energy. But the soul waits faithfully, not for drama but for moments of true attention. All the stuff […]

Wasn’t there a dance from Trinidad called the Limbo? I think you had to dance knees and belly forward under a bar and not dislodge it. Given the political situation we are being swung around in and inundated by daily, I feel I am in limbo. Passing under the bar successfully is getting harder and […]

Working with difficulty, who wants to do that? But difficulty is as much part of life as ease and joy are. There’s only one sane choice and that is to face it well. I like to remind myself that any difficulty that comes my way is not punishment. It is life in the raw and […]

In some Sufi traditions we are called Sons and Daughters of the Moment. I like to think that if we are truly present in the moment, our lives become momentous. Phrases posted on Facebook, February 2026 This may seem way out, but I have found that if I can remember that I am both in […]

The Dalai Lama tells us that his religion is kindness. We can all feel how he has practiced that as long as he’s been with us. Kindness is never wrong. As the wonderful Sufi teacher, Pir Elias Amidon, puts it “When you don’t know what to do, be kind. When you do know what to […]

Another Thanksgiving month has begun. A dear friend provided me with 365 gratitude quotes. WOW! I want to share some of them and invite you to please join me. Phrases Posted on Facebook November 2025 “Times that challenge us physically, emotionally, and spiritually my make it seem impossible to “feel” grateful. Yet, we can decide […]

We’ve been absorbing news of violence and suffering daily on the news. Using our iPhones, and iPads we are permeated with the electrical buzz of hatred, retaliation and tragedy. Our nervous systems are filling up with contamination. Are there ways to live that can help this? Phrases Posted on Facebook, October 2025 The disheartening onslaught […]