One of the folks who hits it right on the head is also one of my favourite writers, Oriah Mountain Dreamer. She posted this little essay on the courage it takes to be grateful, at times…. It takes a certain kind of courage to allow gratitude to arise within our hearts. We know that in…
Earth, Teach Me Earth teach me quiet ~ as the grasses are still with new light. Earth teach me suffering ~ as old stones suffer with memory. Earth teach me humility ~ as blossoms are humble with beginning. Earth teach me caring ~ as mothers nurture their young. Earth teach me courage ~ as the…
Seems to me there are a couple of ways you can write a poem – take a photo that is memorable & beautiful & colourful & makes ya say, “Wow!”…or write a poem & set it to music, like Peter,Paul & Mary did in the song below, which has been part of my set over…
I remember when I was a wee urchin that one of my uncles, ages ago, said to me & my fellow urchin noisy brother, “You know where it says in the New Testament, ‘suffer the little children to come to me’?” Brother & I went to Catholic school, Episcopal church, Boy Scouts, occasional monk school…
I first read Miriam Delicado’s book The Blue Star Fulfilling Prophecy a couple of years ago, and was immediately stuck by not only her sincerity & commitment to her message, but also her bravery in telling parts of her story. She is an easy-to-read, clear storyteller, with an important message from the stars. She is…
Here’s a song I wrote years ago & sang with my friend Mary when we recorded this version – click here to listen & let me know what you think! (And you’re right, the lead part in the middle of the song is played on a bass….wahoo!) Until It’s Time To Go, by Brother…
The appearance of things change according to the emotions, and thus we see magic and beauty in them, while the magic and beauty are really in ourselves. Kahlil Gibran (To see more of Traci Walter‘s amazing artful photography, check out her site at traciwalterphotography.com.)
Do you get this song going when you look around the apartment you call your mansion? Yeah, me, too…singalong, now (then look at the next post down):
The crazy thing is that most Americans have no idea how the dough is distributed. This short lesson in inequality should be required watching & learning for folks in the US (and Canada, and the world….). In the Emperor’s New Clothes section of our site we look at things that, like the story, everyone assumes is…
We were fish swimming in the ocean, unaware of the water and ourselves. The ocean wanted to be recognized, so it threw us up on dry land. We flip after this, we flop after that, pursuing an ever more elusive happiness. Is the ocean tormenting us? Rumi
If you’re like me, you may have observed the incredible technological advances of the past 150 years or so & said, appropriately, “Wow!” Electricity, space travel, medicine, ground & air travel, ways to carry goods, communications from phones to satellites & everything in between….all in a very brief span of time. Have you ever wondered:…
One of my favourite songs by The King, with gospel overtones & a refreshing belief in the power of dreams: There must be lights burning brighter, somewhere Got to be birds flying higher in a sky more blue If I can dream of a better land Where all my brothers walk hand in hand Tell…