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I’m Inconvenient. Are You?

Al Gore’s film about climate change, “An Inconvenient Truth”, made a big splash and was aptly name. But increasingly human beings are considered inconvenient because of two bullies: greed and speed.  There are days when I feel like a character in The Matrix. Others would be pleased if they could just strap me to aContinue reading “I’m Inconvenient. Are You?”

A Father Is In This House

A Father is in this house, A Father standing tall, And even more surprising, He admits he doesn’t know it all.   It’s good to have a Father Who can constantly stay, Who doesn’t hide or disappear When things don‘t go his way. A Father who follows through On promises he made And guides hisContinue reading “A Father Is In This House”

What’s Your Lump of Coal?

Holiday seasons are prime times for exalted expectations. Amid all the hype, images of impossibly happy families, outlandish claims for owning hundreds of products, or a desire to live up to other myths, we can easily become discouraged if we don’t see our own lives living up to the big screen. A children’s story threatensContinue reading “What’s Your Lump of Coal?”

De-Stress Your Self-Talk

“Oh my God, now I have to put up with this too. I can’t believe the nerve. What does he expect?! He never thinks of anyone else. It’s damned if you do or damned if you don’t.” Feeling better after reading this? Of course not. But each day many of us inflict barrages like thisContinue reading “De-Stress Your Self-Talk”

Lighting the Mother Shadow

For some women Mother’s Day is not an easy day. Daughters of mothers who could not nurture them experience emotional fallout that casts a shadow over this day and indeed their lives. Clarissa Pinkola Estes writes about the Stone Child, stories and myths of the unmothered child. As women, we experience “collapsing” and a wildContinue reading “Lighting the Mother Shadow”

My New Un-Resolutions

I’ve been reviewing  3 basic tasks for spiritual development: honoring ourselves, discovering our expressions and sharing our expressions. Along that line, let’s revisit an idea of resolutions for the beginning of 2017. Instead of twisting myself in knots out of a framework of faults, I wanted to set my path from a value-added mindset. SoContinue reading “My New Un-Resolutions”

Share Your Expression This Season

In the past two posts, we looked at the foundational necessity of Honoring Yourself in the pathway to spiritual growth. Without honoring our gift of embodied life, we are set at odds against ourselves, constantly battling our right to be and squandering the energy we have been so lavishly given by having a physical experienceContinue reading “Share Your Expression This Season”

Discover Your Expression

In the previous post, we explored the foundational practice of honoring yourself. Without this in place, our efforts often become disappointing because we are acting from a place of not knowing ourselves or looking on the outside for what can only be found within. Honoring self allows us to be equals, not subservient to othersContinue reading “Discover Your Expression”