Do you struggle to set effective boundaries (or any boundaries at all)? This is a common challenge for many of us and one that has come up with many of my clients recently. As people-pleasers, we often have a hard Read more…
Vulnerability. The word for many may bring up a twinge of discomfort. It may raise a shadow of fear in the pit of our stomachs. It’s not safe, we may hear a voice say. The voice may also say that Read more…
“He who sees all beings in his own self, and his own self in all beings, loses all fear.” – Isa Upanishad, ancient Hindu scripture Fear is a block, a stop sign, a limiter. It often halts our progression foward Read more…
A man trying to teach a boy how to be a man, what a wonderful opportunity. A chance to accelerate the learning of both — the love of a child and the love of a father are powerful teachers. Cultural Read more…
I found myself today, at the sea. I almost didn’t recognize him, or me, So much time had passed since we had last visited. This one who knows, this one who stands in the moment, in the now. It was Read more…
Every once in a while, we are given a gift. It is the gift of truth, and if we are lucky enough, we are able to recognize it. This happened to me this past week. I was in a conversation Read more…
Bodhisattva Prayer for Humanity May I be a guard for those who need protection A guide for those on the path A boat, a raft, a bridge for those who wish to cross the flood May I be a lamp Read more…
To look into the eyes of another, and to have them return your gaze with the same unflinching, loving compassion, is a rare gift. It’s a connection, a recognition actually, to see deeply into the eyes of another. Your mind Read more…
The lesson of today is to stay centered in yourself. We as a society spend so much time worried about others, how others view us, judge us. In our fear, we often don’t know how or what we are really Read more…
Dark water, faint ripples, smooth glass, A reflection, a mirror. Before me I see myself, my eyes, And in those eyes I see one thousand lives, one thousand times, And in those eyes I see all things, all life. A Read more…