When I teach skiing during college, the leaders of the ski school check “finished forms”. Instructors need to ski with impeccable precision to demonstrate perfectly for students. Every few weeks a videographer focuses singly on each of us as we make our way down an open slope. She follows and records every turn. We review… Continue Reading
Each year by January first, I’ve taken personal inventory, read through my writings of the last twelve months, scrapped much of what I’d recorded, shredded it and recycled the shreds. “That’s all past,” I say. I want to “be here now,” as meditation teacher Ram Dass taught. I also ask myself tough questions in the… Continue Reading
Recently someone asked my husband, “who manages money in your family?” No need to flip a coin for that answer. He said, “I do.” I laughed and said, “Wait a minute. Give me a little credit. I work hard to do my part. Since I’ve retired, you now earn all the money. You pay all… Continue Reading
Our artistic son Zac told me once after years of dance, singing and acting classes, after playing Curly in his middle school production of Oklahoma, and after years of not fitting in and of begging to quit school, that his path was not mainstream. He said, “Mom, other kids are perfecting their jump shot; I’m… Continue Reading
“The word enthusiasm is derived from the roots en — in or within — and theos — God. It means having God within… People with this gift carry a special energy. They bring warmth and feeling to their relationships and vigor and freshness to their activities.” (From: SPIRITUALITY AND PRACTICE: Resources for Spiritual Journeys) Awake or not, they stay… Continue Reading
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