At a stop sign this past Monday morning, I inadvertently narrowed the roadway by crossing its midline, partially blocking the lane. I could feel the rage and piercing gaze through my car window from the oncoming driver trying to squeeze by. He slowed down, glared at me with a beet red face, screaming [...]
“Opportunities to find deeper powers within ourselves come when life seems most challenging….” ~ Joseph CampbellOpportunity: This past month, a group chose to cold plunge in 19-degree water for two minutes as part of an Emotional Intelligence and Consciousness Training.Preparation: In addition to proper attire, we stoked our internal heat with rigorous, “fire-dancing pranayama.”Launch: [...]
A dear friend came to me the other day. Through tears, she asked my permission to share a confession. “Of course,” I said, “Are you okay?”She explained that she had engaged in negative talk about me with a mutual teacher. I paused, felt her genuine heart, locked eyes, and replied, “You know I don’t [...]
I am not rushing out of 2020, nor indulging it; rather, I am excavating and mining the hard-earned gems to move them forward when the time is right. A few personal reminders, confessions, and commitments: Sexiest sentence: “I don’t know” Take nothing personally: people can only see and meet me where they see [...]
Wake-up call: “You will not get to the next level unless you stop drinking.” Five years ago, I was jolted awake by a voice. Back story: My journey to sobriety arose not in spite of my suffering, but because of it. It took twenty-plus years of being tossed around in the turbulent waters [...]
One of my mentors, Paramatma Siri Sadhana, speaks to the weekly movement of flowers, preferably on Friday, Venus Day, as a neuro-physiological and self-observation practice. The subtle energy emitted from the flowers and the subsequent response from givers and recipients is palpable and awe-inspiring. Six years ago, our new neighbors walked down our [...]
