Today I will begin a deeper spiritual practice for the holiday season. I will be using my white mala beads to do one hundred six recitations of the Heart Sutra: Gate, gate paragate, parasam gate, bodhi svha One hundred recitations of this mantra means to take a journey to the other side of the shore,…
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The Essentials of Self Love: #BodyPositive Video with Music by Peaches
I had an amazing dance teacher back in the 90s named “Mr. Shawn.” While other dancers said I was “too thick to kick” Mr. Shawn always told me I had the potential of being a great dancer. I never knew what he meant until now. Dance is an expression of the badassery within. I am…
The Self and Sudden Death: Fearing Intimacy & Doubting Destiny
How can one fear intimacy when the eyes are pools of reflection? As you look into the eyes of another, you are seeing all that we are made of, all of creation, the entirety of Self.
Forgiveness Dialogue with Robert Frost
Forgiveness is the star to be staid upon, for it is a continuum of joy for the journey of understanding that inevitably lies ahead.
Grace, Behind The Wheel
Grace is the moment when life happens to change on a dime, and you realize you need to catch your breath and there is a gust of wind to give it to you.
When Anger Consumes You
“Anybody can be angry, but to be angry with the right person, to the right degree, at the right time, for the right purpose, that is not easy.” ~Aristotle Anger isn’t the kind of emotion that puts the rest of the world in check while it empowers you; it attacks your vital organs while you…
