The V-Word

“Love is what makes you smile when you’re tired.” -Unknown

I am exhausted.  I am working hard not to let fatigue pull me down the slippery slope of negativity.  I am deliberately turning my attention to gratitude every time I feel the tug of anger or overwhelm in the healing journey my son’s life has become.  He has made great strides and I have been honored to bear witness to his process.

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“Our sorrows and wounds are healed only when we touch them with compassion.” — Buddha

Healing is best accomplished when we think of it as a journey and not a destination. My son, who has become more and more lucid with time, is overcome with the enormity of the accident he suffered. The fear associated with the trauma is too big for him to hold onto and threatens to swallow him whole. These are...

“There is no order of difficulty of miracles, they are all the same. All miracles are an expression of love.” -Course in Miracles

There are moments that demonstrate with crystal clarity that we are all hanging by a thread and that actually the fabric of our lives can unravel with just that- single thread in an instant. Last night as I watched my son being taken away in an ambulance, tied to a...

“Good sex isn’t about just elevating your heart rate — it’s about elevating your heart.” -David Schnarch

The crossroads between our genitals and our neurology turns out to be a super highway. One of the most powerful transformers in the new science of brain re-wiring occurs during deep intimate connection. As some of the mystery of sexual intimacy is revealed through the emerging science of...

Today I had the pleasure of being reminded of the three most important qualities on my journey to a positive, constructive life. More importantly I realized again that there is no there that I am getting to. Arriving is right here and now, this is as good as it gets if we are willing to accept life as it is and to go with the changes as they present themselves.

Paulo Coelho summarized the truth of...

“We make a living by what we get, we make a life by what we give.” -Winston Churchill

This morning I was invited to attend the annual meeting of our local chapter of the Big Brothers and Sisters/ committed partners for youth groups. There were over 500 people there supporting the mentoring projects that for some kids make a life/death difference in their lives. The family life you are born into is...

Listen this week to Co-founder and CEO of Numi Tea, Ahmed Rahim discuss the love that happens as green, fair trade businesses extend themselves to indigenous farmers from around the world creating not only sustainable teas, but sustainable livelihood. Ahmed, is a renaissance man who infuses these values into not only his products, but music, architecture, art and friendship. Listen as he describes...

“Meditation brings wisdom; lack of mediation leaves ignorance. Know well what leads you forward and what hold you back, and choose the path that leads to wisdom.” -Buddha

I have fallen out of practice. It happens so quickly that I didn’t even notice that I have not found the time to meditate for days. The schedule has shifted and the morning starts too early so that my standing early morning...

“It is in the compelling zest of high adventure and of victory, and in creative action, that man finds his supreme joys.”  -Antoine de Saint-Exupery

I have worked hard not to live through my children’s experience. Finding and maintaining the line between us has been a continuous and hard won effort. I try to maintain a compassionate connection to their setbacks and witness the celebration of their...