Why Can’t I Escape my Thoughts?
It’s certainly easier said than done, but I’ve begun to understand an ancient insight: that when I encounter circumstances that I am unable to...
Tag: heart
A Change of Heart
I did something last week that I’ve wanted to do for many years. But I always pushed the impulse back down because I didn’t...
At Loose Ends
Most mornings, when I get up–today at 4 am– my typical activities are not shy about urging themselves on my attention: dishes, making and...
Truths I have known
Some truths are anchored to the situations to which they pertain. Some truths are like a bird trying to get airborne, discovering its ability...
A Fable
Who knows the sea best, they all wondered. Is it the tugboat, ready to pull beyond her weight, courageous, always helpful, volunteering herself for...
Who’s on Second?
When ‘self’ and ‘mind’ get together—usually in the thoroughfares of philosophy, religion or spiritual inquiry—mind is usually considered the guardian of knowledge and stability;...
What the Windmill Knows
Breath is the highway and also the blowing wind. And as the tumbleweeds tumble head over heels along the dusty miles of our time...
We are not alone
In “The Wizard of Oz”, we may have our favorite character, but if you’re like me you can find a bit of yourself in...
A New Year’s Greeting
Our Hard-won Treasure I wonder why this doesn’t feel stranger than it does. Here I am, very early in the world, standing on the...
At One with Nature
Who doesn’t want to live naturally? Yet, less than natural calls to action tend to drown out a quieter voice urging us to live...