This past weekend, good friends listened to me ranting about political parties that feel they can only succeed with “majority rule”, and using such rationale to call an election with two years of their mandate still remaining. What happened to…
My heart is full having shared a Folk Festival virtual viewing with dearly loved friends. Note the Folk Festival wrist bands. This welcome gathering was safely allowed due to 10 days without the appearance of new COVID-19 cases. In the…
Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none.William Shakespeare Somewhere between 1564 and 1616, Shakespeare wrote the words above. If I were to read between his lines, I would suggest he was advising us to lead with love. Given…
Madness, as in the theme of my soon-to-be-published poetry book, is a relative experience. For instance, the three weeks leading up to Xmas day can be fraught with the chaos of gifts to buy, trees to adorn, lights to hang…
When the chips are down, I can attest from personal experience that one of the hardest decisions we face in life is choosing whether to walk away or try harder. Think of a situation (climate change, etc.) or a personal…
Can you imagine a world where everyone is loved and loving? Now, can you imagine yourself loving everyone? Did your thoughts go to that one person in your life who is difficult to love and who possibly is not loving…
Over the holiday season I had time to ponder a subject near and dear to my heart — love. More specifically, the question that interests me most — What is love, really? Several years back, I wrote a blog on…
In last week’s blog, I wrote about the five layers that comprise a human being — physical, energetic, mental/emotional, spiritual and joyful (my label). Much of my discourse focused on human energy, that invisible but felt experience of life force,…
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