I had the good fortune to have a wildcrafted potluck meal with some beautiful souls just before the new year. I am privileged to call these people friends, for just look at the good they are bringing to the world! Will, of Will’s Wild Herbs, hosted and offered a delicious sassafras sweet hot tea. He is … More 2013 – the year of the shift
Much has been said and discussed about the Mayan prophecy for 12-21-12, and mostly I notice jokes about “another apocalypse” or some sort of doomsday prediction. The Mayans, however, were sending a message through the ages, really, in that with their sophisticated understanding of time and nature (which they had correctly recorded for thousands of years … More 12-21-2012 – a new beginning
On Friday December 21st a beautiful global movement of unity in song is occurring. See more information and a video of the song here: http://www.oneearth-onevoice.org/ Join in if you feel moved to do so as research shows that human unity does affect the planet in positive ways. The song is quite simple and beautiful. This … More One Earth – One Voice
A dear friend lost her life this week, and I have been moved to write. She was the kind of person who lit up the room when she walked in. The kind of person who knew how to make everyone live, how to make everyone excel, how to make everyone believe that the best could … More On life
In his book, Return to the Sacred, Jonathan Ellerby writes of twelve paths that have been time-tested as ways to become closer to the Divine. This month, March, our group, Approaching the Sacred, will focus on the eighth of his list: “the path of service.” Though we often think of the word service as something … More The Path of Service
We all have heard of the benefits of meditation: stress relief, relaxation, easing the control of our egoic mind, accessing the unconscious, experiencing a sense of peace, being present in the moment, etc. I would guess that we all have struggled, too, with adhering to a meditation practice that allows these benefits. Many people say … More Walking meditation
Wayne Dyer, in his most recent book, Excuses Begone, writes of Lao Tzu’s four cardinal virtues – the virtues one must adhere to during life. Dyer reminds us that Lao Tzu, considered the founder of Taoism, said that being in alignment with these virtues is our original nature. If we consciously act according to these … More “If everyone’s heart was full of love, how could misfortune arise?”
The full moon is tomorrow evening, October 23rd. I posted earlier this month about the significance of 10-10-10, and thus I (and hopefully you) have already been tuned in to the shifting energies in the month of October. Seven years ago (and Clarissa Pinkola Estes in her book Women Who Run With the Wolves says … More The “Ducks Flying Moon” on October 23rd
10-10-10 has been dubbed an auspicious day by the founders of global environmental and spiritual events. The Power of One is sponsoring “The Inauguration of a New Civilization” with a day-long event in Washington, DC. They are hoping to use the day as a launching pad for this mission: 10.10.10 Humanity’s Date with Destiny is … More The importance of 10-10-10
What a fantastic video of a frog just missing a dragonfly for dinner – I had to put the link here. This is in extreme slow motion. Click here to play. Here it is from another angle. Additionally, here is another video, again from Andrew Mountcastle, of two dragonflies flying. And while we’re at it … More Dragonfly video
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