Although North American society speaks of human development as passing from survival and safety > belonging and love > esteem > self-actualization, Hindus recognize four quite different transitions of the human evolutionary journey – the desire for pleasure the desire…
Many years ago I read a relationship book that differentiated between romantic and real love. Unfortunately, the book has disappeared from my ‘lending library’ and I cannot remember the author’s name. Maybe s/he will read this blog and claim…
Over the past 15 years, my personal healing and growth primarily focused on letting go of limiting behavioral patterns—smoking, taking others’ comments personally, comparing myself to others, envy, etc. Although these habituated old behaviors once were useful, they no longer…
When we choose to create change in our lives, our tendency is to begin outside of ourselves with what we can see with our eyes. One of my ‘early warning’ signs of coming change is I find myself tidying…
When I was a 10-year old girl, change meant something new was about to happen; an adventure was in store. Life was rich with experience and I, awe-struck, determined to try everything once. In sharing this memory with others,…
For years I wondered what it really meant to “surrender one’s will.” On a superficial level, I understood I was not able to control my external environment. Although I might be able to influence or even manipulate it, the only…
One of my great life lessons, in realizing the benefits of keeping both feet on the ground, is that balance requires stability (strength) and agility (flexibility). Life deals us any number of events — tsunami, divorce, childbirth, falling in…
When I was in my 30s, less certain that Life would always come through for me, I made a bargain with her by stating, “If you knock twice on my ‘awareness’ door, I will attend and act.” In essence, if…
Something quite profound is happening within me. I cannot describe what it looks like, only that it feels like the million tiny bits of me, previously floating aimlessly, are joining together. In my youth and early adulthood, I knew…
Over the past 10 weeks, I facilitated a meditation, writing and sharing program that hosted individuals keen on discovering and deepening their awareness and transformation practices. Each session provided the opportunity to: a) reflect on one’s present moment experience through…
Am I the only one experiencing this phenomenon or are more and more people we know being diagnosed with bipolar disorder (BD)? Bipolar disorder involves periods of elevated or irritable mood (mania), alternating with periods of depression. The “mood swings”…
Today I am not seeing and feeling the endless adventure that Life gifts us. It is because I am tired. Too much work, not enough reward. I need to halt what I am doing and reflect on my inner experience.…
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