Cart Before the Horse?
It was 400 years ago that Descartes convinced us that we think therefore we are, and we have believed it ever since. Which inevitably leads to…
You are the Ocean, not the Waves!
How to seek our depths rather than live on the surface of things along with the waves? One way is to listen more. To focus on…
Grief
It is a time of grieving, all over the world, for the loss of loved ones, of jobs, of homes, of independence. Never have we been…
“I Am Always Here,” said the Sun
The last few days have been cloudy and rainy, so when I went out this morning I was overjoyed to feel the warm rays of the…
What’s the Hurry?
The most difficult of all habits to change is that of hurrying. What a shame that modern life has pressed us to the point where it…
The Shaking of the Foundations
Sometimes I feel stuck. Probably most of us feel that way these Covid-19 days. Stuck in our house and in our habits; tied down to old…
“I Am Where My Attention Is”
My wise friend Ravi Ravindra will sometimes stop us in our habitual tracks by asking us: “What is the “One Thing Necessary?” Hugely disturbing, the…
Nourishing the Being
We spend a lot of our time thinking and doing stuff, but how often do we recognize the need for feeding the soul? Our Body Being…
In the Middle of Living
Do you live as I do, somewhere between this person plugging along in her life, doing her best to survive the blows of life and celebrate…
Mind, Meaning and Muscle
Here we are, attempting to live in three personal worlds at once—head, heart and body—as we do our best to digest the irruptions in the world…
Finding Time for Your Self 