This guest article was written by Owen Waters at http://www.InfiniteBeing.com.  It is all about love as the gateway to spiritual consciousness. Read more »

The following blog on relationships was written by a friend who chooses to remain anonymous. I believe he has some valid points. Read more »

We all go through times when we are 40 or 50 going on 3.  We know better, but we get our head twisted up and our panties in a wad and then we are off to the races.  Even in the middle of all the drama, we know that we are dead wrong, and we still fight our way forward with such determination that everyone around us knows they had better just get out of the way.  We say things that are curt, sharp, hurtful, sarcastic, and in that moment we really could not care less.   Later we may feel like the world’s biggest fool, but in the moment the juices are running wild and we are off to the races. Read more »

The last two blogs have shared real stories of surrender.  The people in these stories know that the journey has not always been an easy one. In some situations we can let go of the how, why, where or when. We can honestly say that we have let go of both the play and the ending. The curtain has closed on the stage and our attention has moved on to other things. However, sometimes we find ourselves surrendering over and over again. Read more »

The prior blog posted talked about SURRENDER. For weeks now I’ve listened to a variety of people talk about this. It seems that all my friends are in the surrender mode. It is amazing that such a diverse group of people are on the same path.  This blog shares some of the stories. Read more »

Recently, the word SURRENDER has been the topic of many one-on-one conversations as well as discussions in groups. On each occasion, the very mention of this word has been met with groans, rolling eyes and comments like, “Not that word again. It just keeps coming up.”  We have talked about it up, down and around, each of us knowing that this is an important concept to accept …..but! Read more »

I watched a mother and daughter share a “wrap your arms around me and hang on” hug. They really loved each other and it showed in the warmth of their smiles. Another friend vacationed with her daughter and reported a sharing and closeness as if they were best friends.  A third talks to her daughter for over two hours on the phone regularly and says she so enjoys the real conversations. I listened to 30+ and 40+ women affectionately refer to their mothers as Mommy. A lot of women are best friends with their mothers. The first bond that existed as a baby is still strong. Read more »

In church on Sunday, the minister talked about HOMIES. They were defined as the people with whom we feel so comfortable that we are totally free to be ourselves – with all our warts, and dirty underwear hanging out.  Whatever stinks, stinks and we know that we will still be accepted and loved.  It is with these people that we can be real and authentic – truly ourselves.  We don’t have to filter what we say, do, feel or think. We are as we are and that’s fine! Read more »

On a recent hot day, a bee flew in the car window as we were stopped at a traffic light. In a panic, it began throwing its body against the windshield looking for an escape route. As we drove along, we opened the rest of the windows and tried to coax it out. Nothing worked so when we got home, we opened all the doors, but the bee buzzed even more angrily all around the interior of the car. So, we left the car parked next to a fragrant flowering bush and intentionally left the windows open, hoping that the bee would discover the way out.  However, the next morning, the bee was dead on the dash, having failed to find the way out the open window. Read more »

Sometimes our animal friends offer us fascinating lessons in living.  They are so real and natural. There are no apologies for being who they are as cats, dogs, horses, birds, etc. They are who they are – period! That is true of the two cats, Molly and Tuxie, currently living in this home.  They are very different. One is a playful princess and the other is gentle good ole’ boy. They handle life very differently. Read more »

It is hard to let old beliefs go. They are familiar. We are comfortable with them and have spent years building systems and developing habits that depend on them. Like a man who has worn eyeglasses so long that he forgets he has them on, we forget that the world looks to us the way it does because we have become used to seeing it that way through a particular set of lenses. Today, however, we need new lenses. And we need to throw the old ones away. – Kenichi Ohmae Read more »

I lost it again! I get soooo frustrated! The drama never ends! It’s always the same negative, self-centered, irrational narrative. So once again, I let my trigger get pushed and found my mouth spewing out a string of words that would melt an iceberg. Later, I couldn’t sleep. I kept beating up on myself for once again getting angry. How can I ever forgive myself? Read more »

A frog is meant to be a frog. If he lives in a well in the middle of this country, he may never walk in the ocean even though he is a wonderful frog.  A summer butterfly, no matter how beautiful, can never walk on the winter ice.   They live in a limited world.  The boundaries of their potential are set and they live within those.  We, however, are privileged to walk through our imagined boundaries and peer over the edge to a life yet unseen.  On the edge, we leave the comfort of the known and venture forth to discover more of whom we are and the new territory of our lives. Read more »

Did you ever hear or say something like the following?  1) I put on the dress I loved last year, and this year I really don’t like it.  2) I can’t believe I bought that car. What was I thinking?  3) I really don’t want to do that again. I used to love movies like that, but I was really bored. 4) Cheese and crackers was my favorite snack, now it just doesn’t taste good.  5) Something happened to me.  It’s as if overnight I changed.  I don’t know who I am any more.  Read more »

Many of you listened to or read the words that Oprah shared on her last show.  There were many points that echo what we feel in our hearts and experience in our lives. Two that are so universal for each and every one of us are worthiness and validation.  In our relationship with ourselves as well as others, these are so important. We don’t understand how these influence our beliefs, choices, actions and words. Please take to heart the importance of this wisdom shared with us. Read more »

Did you ever feel like this was a time in your life when you were walking through the muck?   It may be in relationships, work, school, children, finances, or just with life in general.  We feel like we are in the muck when we are in the middle of resolving issues or situations for which there is no simple solution.  Sometimes these seem like muck because when we resolve one piece of the puzzle another one immediately appears.  So these life experiences just go on and on. Read more »

Several years ago now, I read The Shack by Wm. Paul Young.  It touched me more than any book I’ve ever read and it continues to influence every day of my life.  For me it was not so much a story of human suffering as it was a heart opening revelation of what it means to have a relationship with God. This has changed my life! Read more »

We are in the people business.  We live and work with people, which means each of us are in many different relationships.  Some are short term and others last many, many years.   Regardless of the length, each relationship develops a certain rhythm.  The interactions and conversations start as a trial and error system and then develop into a dance of actions and communications. A pattern develops with each person bringing their own personal beliefs, attitudes and experiences to the floor and the dance begins. Read more »

It is Easter. Christian faiths recognize Easter as the celebration of Jesus’ victory over death and mankind’s hope for eternal life.  In this season, the real place of renewal is in the human spirit. Christians consider Easter a re-birth. However, we are often not told that the real birth is lighting that flame of love inside us. This is the gift of hope that reigns eternal and forever for us – if we will only open our hearts to it.  Steve Maraboli says, “It is only with true love and compassion that we can begin to mend what is broken in the world.  It is these two blessed things that can begin to heal all broken hearts.” Read more »

“It’s comforting to think that we can love so powerfully that fate itself wheels and turns at the command of our souls.”  Roger Ebert Read more »