“ The cosmos is within us. We are made of star-stuff. We are a way for the universe to know itself.” ~ Carl Sagan Is it just me, or is the Full Moon energy really powerful this time around? More often than not when there’s a big full moon in the sky I find [...]
“ The ground's generosity takes in our compost and grows beauty! Try to be more like the ground..” ~ Rumi Do you ever think about compost? I know, I know, not the first thing that comes to mind on Independence Day morning. But then again, perhaps it’s a useful analogy. First there’s a [...]
“ The rights of everyone are diminished when the rights of one are threatened.” ~ John F. Kennedy Have you been paying attention to the news lately? Maybe you caught wind of the big controversy regarding pregnant people? Yes, it’s a huge issue, and it affects all of us regardless of gender. Just [...]
“ Remember that the most valuable antiques are dear old friends.” ~ H. Jackson Brown, Jr. Have you ever heard of a character named Hariakhan Baba? Maybe you've heard of him by another name; Babaji Mahavatar? If it wasn't for the hard work and research of a fellow named Sri Mahendra Brahmachari a [...]
“ It is good to have an end to journey toward; but it is the journey that matters, in the end.” ~ Ursula Le Guin Au revoir! Bon voyage! Adios! Look for a longer note next week from Down Under. It's a whirlwind week getting out the door for a long overdue trip [...]
“ Daring ideas are like chessmen moved forward. They may be beaten, but they may start a winning game.” ~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Have you ever noticed how ideas iterate? How many different transformations can a seed of thought make before blossoming into reality? Why is iteration better than procrastination? You’ve heard [...]
“ You gotta try your luck at least once a day, because you could be going around lucky all day and not even know it.” ~ Jimmy Dean Let’s talk about luck! Is there really such a thing? Why is it that some folks seem to have a predilection for predicaments, while others [...]
“ Summer afternoon, summer afternoon; to me those have always been the two most beautiful words in the English language..” ~ Henry James Do you ever wonder about how things get their names? Why is it that people like to coin terms? What’s the difference between a euphemism and a fancy word? We [...]
“ Nature never rushes, yet everything gets done.” ~ Donald Hicks Have you ever left anything on the back burner so long it starts to seem like a permanent fixture? Why is it that completing something is such a feeling of release? How can you balance the motion of life with the inertia [...]
“ When I started counting my blessings, my whole life turned around..” ~ Willie Nelson Do you ever look for the silver lining? Have you ever found a blessing hidden inside of adversity? Why is it that limits sometimes point the way to freedom? Seems like the sage was on to something when [...]
