When I see reports about hate crimes, I wonder how these people feel justified in acting out their rage. There is not a gene for all-consuming hatred against a group of people or assurance of security by being part of a group whose common thread is a perceived enemy. Beliefs of separateness and isolation are… Read more »
I saw a video on Facebook of a baby elephant experiencing the ocean for the first time. It was delightful! He romped around, jumped through the waves, dug his face into the sand, splashed, rolled over and stood on his head with his hind feet sticking out of the water. I could feel his ecstasy!… Read more »
I usually stay away from political subjects, but I am overwhelmed at the show of support at the French rallies today. As I stood in the airport on my way home from visiting children, I was mesmerized and spellbound by what I saw on the television. I believe that today marks a shift in our… Read more »
You might have seen the video I posted on Facebook of monks making a sand painting. Before I leave this subject, I’d like to say a little more about it. The artists are a group of Tibetan monks living in India who come to the USA for eleven months to demonstrate the ancient practice of… Read more »
This holiday season, rather than being thankful for specific things that are going right for me now (and a lot of things are so right), I think about being in a state of appreciation. Being thankful for particular things that I have received makes me wonder if I would be able to be thankful if… Read more »
“Enlightenment is a shift in self-identification from body to spirit identification,” says Marianne Williamson, author and spiritual teacher. She adds that if you only think of your body and your own drama and circumstances, it leads to thoughts of aging and limitations. You feel that your opportunities are diminished because you feel that you are… Read more »
Elizabeth Gilbert, author of “Eat, Pray, Love”, was interviewed on Oprah yesterday. Authentic and forthright, she shared much of her learned wisdom. She has been open about her miserably failed first marriage. She couldn’t continue to live the life of marriage and motherhood that her mother and community had expected of her. Her broken and… Read more »
Did anyone see the Global Citizen Festival in New York yesterday? I caught the end of it on tv. The organization has a remarkable goal to end extreme poverty worldwide by 2030. We have the resources to do it. Artists, world leaders and common people coming together to bring attention to the condition of… Read more »