Every day, I discover more of what is ‘real’ for me…what is deeply meaningful.I just spent five days (Whispers from Within: Women’s Writing Retreat) with women who were committed to discovering how to listen to the whispers inside themselves. The sounds of who we are that are drowned out by the dull, relentless droning of our daily lives – all the shoulds ... Continue Reading >>
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The Women of Whispers from Within
They come for a variety of reasons, bringing with them things unfinished as well as things not yet begun. But nonetheless, they come.They arrive, each with their own agenda – some filled with specifics and others totally unformed, each palpably potent in their intention. And nonetheless, they come. It begins with what it would seem that women do best: we ... Continue Reading >>
Redefining our humanity
I love movies – and I love science fiction. To me, it is less science fiction and much more science faction. The difference is just a matter of elapsed time.Human beings and androids. Each so sure of what they are and so definite in their knowing that they are separate, and that one is not the other. I know that we think we know what a human being is. ... Continue Reading >>
Choosing life – no matter what!
As I move through the women’s writing retreat (Whispers from Within), I am mindful of how powerful women are when they wake up! This journey has been an interesting one as it has no agenda, no pre-requisites and no defined outcome other than one of discovery and waking up to the truth of our own potential. Along the way, I’ve spoken frequently of Ervin ... Continue Reading >>
An Inconvenient Truth – Al Gore
I’ve now watched this DVD for the third time. Each time, I am aware of the information offered and the magnitude of its implications. Even more, I am aware of Al Gore.As I watch, I am mindful that the information has been seen in other places at other times. What makes it different THIS time is Al Gore. What makes it possible for us to hear it this time, ... Continue Reading >>
Mortality, mindlessness and voice
I can’t remember what triggered it or at what point in the process it began. I only know that at some point, as I lay on my back on the massage table, thoughts of my own mortality drifted into my awareness. It was a peaceful sensation, making it possible for me to be still and relax, and continue to allow whatever that was to drift through my body.Snippets ... Continue Reading >>
Critical distinctions
"I am not a human being having a spiritual experience – I am a spiritual being having a human experience." Who said that? Wayne Dyer comes to mind. (I really like Wayne Dyer’s work. He’s on my ‘people to meet and hang out with in conversation’ short list. He’s been around a long time and although we’ve never met, he feels like ‘good people’ to me.) ... Continue Reading >>