When Someone Says “I Love You,” RESPOND

By |2018-02-09T19:26:29-06:00April 16th, 2016|Consciousness, Death & Dying, God, Greater Reality, Interconnected, Paradox, Shadow Work, Transformation|

Recently I was gravely ill… I heard my mom use that adjective with someone a few weeks ago when explaining what I had been through. Heavy, burdensome, hard to bear - these are all ways to define the root of the word, and all things I am experiencing. Mostly the “hard to bear” part lately. [...]

A Two-Letter Word Changes the World

By |2018-02-09T19:26:29-06:00April 7th, 2016|Evolution, Freedom, God, Interconnected, Paradox, Self Reflection|

The other day I saw a social media post from a spiritual leader that seriously hooked me and within seconds I was completely torqued! Totally pissed me off! Huge judgments running through my mind, and it sat so heavily on me I had to send an email to friend and rant for a couple paragraphs [...]

A Bridge of Lamentations

By |2018-02-09T19:26:29-06:00March 23rd, 2016|Christianity, Community, God, Interconnected, Prayer|

Did you know that lamenting is a spiritual practice? It is incredibly relevant for Easter, especially Holy Week, when our time of the crucifixion and resurrection is coming to a close. This Easter season I want to talk about lamentations. Why? Because to lament is probably one of the most revolutionary things we can do [...]

Love Your Neighbor Like WHAT???

By |2018-02-09T19:26:30-06:00December 4th, 2015|Consciousness, Death & Dying, Greater Reality, Interconnected, News, Religion, Self Reflection, Transformation|

I just can’t take it anymore. I am soooo tired of this crap. And even those words fall short of the level of powerlessness alive in me. Millions of us who, like me, watch with horror, confusion, desperation and helplessness every time there is a mass shooting. This one in San Bernardino less than a [...]

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You Be Peace, and Then You Be Peace

By |2018-02-09T19:26:30-06:00September 21st, 2015|Consciousness, Interconnected, Paradox, Peace, Sacred Service, Transformation|

So what exactly do I mean when I say you be peace and then you be peace? Well depending on who you ask, if you want peace in the world, you must “BE peace,” meaning you must first find peace in your heart through meditation, or other contemplative practices. You must look within and heal your [...]

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Want to Change Your Life? Unpack Your Bags

By |2018-02-09T19:26:30-06:00August 14th, 2015|Beginnings, Consciousness, Interconnected, Paradox, Self Reflection, Transformation|

Did you ever listen to the announcements at the airport about claiming your baggage? In case you didn’t know it, there is baggage claim etiquette: Make your bags easy to find, so buy a suitcase that is neon green or has purple polka dots. My favorite is the one with bright police-crime-scene tape wrapped around [...]

Muppet Theology

By |2018-02-09T19:26:30-06:00April 26th, 2015|Consciousness, God, Greater Reality, Interconnected, Paradox|

Two things I love about the wisdom of the Muppets, First, their philosophy is eternal. It was here long before Jim Henson, and will be here long after the Muppets retire. The second reason I think the Muppets are necessary for life’s learning, is because it reminds me there is hope. Hope for the spiritual realities we yearn for in life, regardless of one’s faith philosophy or tradition.

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Being Tenderized

By |2018-02-09T19:26:31-06:00April 20th, 2015|Community, Consciousness, Interconnected, Paradox, Self Reflection|

Whenever I see pictures and cartoons that poke fun at us humans, I generally save them to my phone. And then when the time is right I post them to Facebook, or text them to someone who needs to hear the message even more than I do. For instance, the latest one reads, “If I [...]

Our Spiritual Sense of Seeing as Prayer

By |2021-07-23T07:06:04-05:00September 8th, 2014|Christianity, Consciousness, God, Greater Reality, Interconnected, Prayer, Self Reflection, Transformation|

Everywhere I look there are TV shows, articles, pictures, poems, reflections and pithy aphorisms about love, oneness and seeing or knowing God. If I didn’t know better I would think we were hungry, or even starving, to see Spirit! In our spiritual journey we seek to define God, to manifest Spirit, to know our faith and to live it. I sometimes find myself drifting in and out of knowing the Divine, and what it means to fully “see” God, or even to have faith in what I am doing.

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Our Spiritual Sense of Hearing as Prayer

By |2021-07-23T07:10:49-05:00September 5th, 2014|Community, Consciousness, God, Greater Reality, Interconnected, Prayer, Self Reflection, Transformation|

One of the treasures in my life is the ability to lose myself in a song. Closing my eyes and allowing the words and music to play through me – to stop listening with my ears and listen with my heart. As the music washes over me, my mind relaxes, my breathing slows and I quietly drift into unexpected places of creation. This is the sacred discipline of deep listening, of being spiritually attentive through our hearing sense.

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