Checklist Living

With Gratitude, I  AM Graduating! Before I get started, I want to say, “THANK YOU.” to everyone who contributed to the fundraiser.  I will be on my way to NYC in a couple of weeks.  Many, many heartfelt thanks for making this financially available. Sometimes The Universe says, “This is all that is required of you right now.”   This is long. I hope you … Read More

The World As Teacher

For the last couple of weeks Guidance as woken me up in the middle of the night. Straight up. Eyes closed, I cross my legs and wait.  Breath comes into rhythm.  Palms facing each other, raised off of my lap.  My palms begin to sway back and forth in synchronization with the breath.  I AM that I AM begins to flutter within me.  Its … Read More

BEYOND

As I continue my learnings with the New York Zen Center, there has been some deep soul searching.  What is mine to do?  Heal first was clearly the answer.  December is always a month of self-reflection.  As a young child, my mother would have us reflect on the coming year during our birth month.  We could opt out of sports teams or talk about … Read More

A Call to Presence

In this Holy Season May We BE Devoted. BE The World You Dream Of. The Guidance has not faltered. The Flow is distinct and everlasting. BE in The Presence.  Be Who You Are. There is a time for silence and stillness. There is a time to be in the Presence of the Universal Principle of Your Grace. The prayer is always simple.  It is … Read More

How… With All of This Going On?

We were checking in at our Foundations of Contemplative Care Cohort.  Around the circle, one-by-one each of us puts our feeling words, only two, into the energy of the day. The words were solemn.  I had not, as is my habit, turned on my phone, my source for news and information.  As the check-in continued, it was clearly evident that something had happened in … Read More

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