Choosing life direction

I’m closer to that part of myself that knows exactly what I want; that part of me is now my BFF, my closest confidant and my trusted guide. That little voice says, “Turn left. Stop. Go. I’m happy. I like this. This is fun.” You’d think being connected to that side of...

Slowing down to get into the zone

I was thinking about how much more I get done when I slow down. It’s weird I’m not sure if I speed up or if time slows down, but something shifts. Then I realized that it is often in the moments when I’m acting slowly and deliberately that I often find myself in flow...

Finding creative genius

Many of us have super powers that we can’t use, call on it when we need them, let alone control because we don’t even realize we have them. But somewhere deep inside we know they are there. Some of us sense that there’s a gap between who we are and who we were meant...

Just be you…

When I first started writing these pages I thought although there are so many clearly wise quotes, it’s often unclear how we can use them in our everyday lives. The saying ‘fake it until you make it’ is one of these sayings. Besides it takes a lot of...

Confessions of a bad meditator

Meditation will not carry you to another world, but it will reveal the most profound and awesome dimensions of the world in which you already live. Calmly contemplating these dimensions and bringing them into the service of compassion and kindness is the right way to...

Patience is a practice, not a virtue

Patience is the guardian of faith, the preserver of peace, the cherisher of love, the teacher of humility; Patience governs the flesh, strengthens the spirit, sweetens the temper, stifles anger, extinguishes envy, subdues pride; she bridles the tongue, refrains the...