There is a place in our humanity where there is only faith and no one actually knows what or if there is a consequence or a concern for...

Hafiz speaks about prostrating himself before all creatures in this poem and it makes me think of our need to recognize and respect our...

Few are born with integrity. If we are lucky we are raised by people who have a firm grasp on the concept and we can learn from them...

As each generation rolls into its aging process I hear the centuries old flood of litanies, laments and commiserations regarding the...

Connection. What is it about connection that feels so vital? I'm not talking about "belonging". That, to me, is something else....

What is it to know what we know? How many stand outside themselves and wonder of their own thinking processes? Who are we talking to when...

Understanding the language of our guidance is fundamental to being able to converse and be guided. This, and belief that it exists and...

Resistance. This is our speed bump in life. Our resistance to comply and take everything at face value is a valuable time keeper. Our...

Downfall, decay and destruction. Who yearns for such a thing? Only those who understand the inevitability of endings and who know that...

If a country, town or village is not well thought out to serve its community, it will be constantly in discord. If a human does not take...

There are few things as sublime as the sense of belonging. Sometimes it is a family we are born into and sometimes our lives unfold to...

Trusting soul is a tall order. We know this instinctively. There is much about soul that is way beyond the precious kind of ideas we...

One can have a myriad of reasons and issues with issues upon reasons for hiding one's true nature and talents under a bushel. In fact all...

Fireweed got its name by being prolific after forest fires in the Pacific Northwest. It is opportunistic in that way. There is a way that...

It is no small gift to witness others in their struggles and their joys. We recall the drama of struggle more readily because pain sits...

Passion feeds upon obsessive thoughts and they can take over a person isolating them and drive them to drink and poor decisions. It is a...

Ideally wise advice pays in some way. It should secure a knowing in the advisor as well as the inquisitor; an exchange which enhances...

Healers are usually broken people who discovered a way of being in the world that is contrary to the norm. Wounded healers. Often their...

Music is a language that any being can enjoy and understand. We are moved by music universally. Even without being able to hear, music...

We all have individual ways of understanding things. Our thoughts are wrapped around expectations and our feelings about what we expect...