cheer > cringe I think it is safe to say that a vast majority of us end up a little bit frazzled around / depleted after the holiday season (if…
Read moreMy work is loving the world.Here the sunflowers, there the hummingbird—equal seekers of sweetness.Here the quickening yeast; there the blue plums.Here the clam deep in the speckled sand. Are my…
Read moreYou don’t want to hear the storyof my life, and anywayI don’t want to tell it, I want to listento the enormous waterfalls of the sun.And anyway it’s the same…
Read moreRules for being human handed down from ancient Sanskrit:1. You will receive a body.2. You will learn lessons.3. There are no mistakes, only lessons.4. A lesson will be repeated until…
Read moreHow shall I live? I want to feel both the beauty and the pain of the age we are living in. I want to survive my life without becoming numb. I want to…
Read moreFor how can one know color in perpetual green, and what good is warmth without cold to give it sweetness? John Steinbeck, “Travels With Charley” As we transition into another…
Read more[and why it can include croissants] La vita è una combinazione di magia e pasta. / Life is a combination of magic and pasta. Frederico Fellini I eat mainly for…
Read moreThe ancient Vedic texts of India state that our whole body is built around two things: the food that comes into the mouth and the words that come out of…
Read moreThe act of gifting – if we have the privilege and pleasure of being able to purchase presents – doesn’t have to resort to an overwhelming Black Friday bonanza. Shopping…
Read moreWe cannot control the outcome of our action. Still, we can turn toward the world, plant good seeds, and trust that they will eventually bear fruit. Whenever a few people…
Read moreWhen all your desires are distilledYou will cast just two votes:To love more,And be happy. Hafez A friend and former client recently asked me something along the lines of: how do…
Read moreO longing mind,dwell within the depthof your own pure nature.Do not seek your home elsewhere–your naked awareness alone, O mind,is the inexhaustible abundancefor which you long so desperately. Sri Ramakrishna…
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