Poetry, stories and reflections

Parallels Within and Without

My life this go round has spanned 64 years. As I sit here in this present moment reflecting on the course of my journey, the meandering...

A JOURNEY TOWARDS SELF-COMPASSION

SELF-COMPASSION TRAINING My training in self-compassion began in late 1979 or 1980. I travelled from New Orleans, Louisiana with my...

A Winter Solstice Meditation

In the old days, winter solstice was a time of quietude, of firelight, of dreaming and storytelling. When trees lose their leaves,...

An Invocation to Beauty

Beauty awakens the soul and is the deep environment and ecology of its flourishing. We perceive beauty when it is in accord with our own...

Beauty, the Dulcimer and the Bridge

When I realized that gathering to practice and enjoy community with my yoga friends was not going to be possible for months, or possibly...

Exploring Grief

Along the path of healing that leads into the heart, one is often called upon to examine grief. Grief is the binding alloy of the...

Spiritual Community: Digging Deep

This past weekend – Friday evening and all-day Saturday, I had the great opportunity to gather once again in spiritual community. To...

Motherhood

I was a late bloomer. And as much as I love and respect my own mother, I did not want to be the kind of mother that she was. But that is...

East meets West: Image and commentary by Lynn Bauman

I would like to introduce all of you to Lynn Bauman. He is dear friend and a spiritual mentor. He is a Holy Man and a teacher of wisdom....

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