I realize how we must learn a new language for this new time... I know many languages and yet, in this time I am aware of needing to learn a new language that goes beyond my words. I need a new language for this new time. A New Language. [...]
Don't forget. This is a call for kindness. Your kindness. Fires now burn out of control. Climate change and racial injustice cry out for change. Unemployment soars. There is great political unrest. The rising sun is reflected on the road. And then there is the pandemic. You can make choices, even in the [...]
Untreated PTSD from childhood may show up when we encounter stress in later life. In my youth there was no diagnostic label of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, commonly referred to as PTSD. It was during a time of great stress as an aging adult that this memory of being caught in an undertow emerged. [...]
Our lives are changing as the world around us changes. My inner life is often reflected in changes in my surroundings. This metaphoric reflection is what I have always known... Yesterday in class I read a piece about fear. It was honest. I talked about overcoming trauma and read about releasing past [...]
When we stop to remember how strong we are, something happens. Our world is fraught with anxiety and uncertainly. I invite you to join me today to embrace the truth that we have, in our lives, grown in strength. This is why I have created this guided mediation. Like powerful trees, we [...]
There is a song that is being sung. I call it The Long Song, A Song of Awakening. It calls to us. Those who listen will hear and respond. When so much of what we once knew is now different, we may listen in different ways. Our hearts may be opening into [...]
There are times when we need to express the inexpressible. Like right now. Our world is in great crisis. I woke this morning to hear the words of my deceased father. (Yes, I am one of those) I asked how I can offer hope to others. In response, I am sharing a chapter from [...]
If I were to offer A Song of Hope for this time it would be... Creativity often grows and percolates in the deep and quiet places. This song is actually a prayer which has grown in such a place. A Song of Hope is my heart cry for our world. [...]
