B is for Become
This is undeniable and absolute. It is, as my partner often says, ‘ Truth with a capital T. How you are now, how you focus on your way of being and the choices you are making, will determine who you … Continue reading →
ABC’s for our time. We begin with Anything
Anything Anything is Possible Einstein said something like ‘you can’t change anything with the same energy it took to create it.’ He also said something like ‘what got you here won’t get you there.’ I remember hearing that the story … Continue reading →
Anything is Possible
Now is the time to envision and create something new for ourselves and others, to dream of what is possible, to create and build something different. Now is the time to begin to bring our dreams, our hopes and our … Continue reading →
Choosing
There are two powerful forces in the universe. Like a magnet, one end attracts, the other repels. One of the forces will open doors while one will shut them in your face. One creates reality and the other can destroy … Continue reading →
Accompaniment anyone?
In the realm of the Enneagram I have the personality Type 2. What that means, and this has borne out to be true for me, I am at the entrance to the wide open door of my heart willing to … Continue reading →
Excruciatingly exquisite beauty. AKA Being fully human
Excruciatingly exquisite beauty. Feeling into the depths of what is most heart felt and what affects us at the deepest levels. Indistinguishable between pain and joy, suffering and exhalting. To know true beauty in its purest essence is to know … Continue reading →
Gratitude (Rewrite)
Maybe it’s the little things that matter most in life, like the one leaf stuck on the very top of a tree in our backyard. All the other leaves have fallen and been swept away weeks ago, yet one small … Continue reading →
Real Love (rewrite)
For most of my life I thought love was a verb. I treated it as a transaction. I did for others, gave of myself and in return wanted something back. That’s hard to admit and it’s absolutely true. I loved … Continue reading →
Softness (rewrite)
In every way Cindy was soft. Her skin was like a baby’s, her hands soft and her hugs melted every person who had the fortune to receive them. Her heart, words and the way she moved through every moment of … Continue reading →
Three Words (rewrite)
I didn’t live near Cindy Love for most of my adult life. I left after college and came back only to visit. For Cindy Love I was always away. When we talked on the phone she would always say ‘Mel, … Continue reading →