Tonight I had a conversation with some good friends about this subject, love and lust. I stand up for the idea of love, enduring, undying love — a divine thing that captures the soul and enhances everything about it; while some I know, and I say this without judgment at
Days that crush the positive outlook we attempt to cultivate come – what? – like a devil wanting us to lose all heart or like an angel to dispel illusions? Doubt in oneself can be the worst enemy. But it isn’t always.
Rainer Maria Rilke says that doubt can “become one
These are words spoken by the devastated wife of my friend who died suddenly and absolutely unexpectedly just four days ago, John Goldhammer. Nazarita, his wife, spoke in shocked disbelief after a sudden massive heart attack came without warning to this gentle man who was so optimistic and enthused about
I am in the middle of watching the movie The Young Victoria. I had some phone calls and interruptions and will finish it shortly. So far, however, much is resonating with me about this story. It is of a young girl, deprived in many ways of normal childhood enjoyments, learning
What we do know is interesting, what we don’t know is fascinating. The drive to keep moving toward the incomprehensible, unfathomable mystery keeps our species going, I honestly believe. The textbooks that tell us what is supposedly figured out and knowable are very useful, but the incidents in life that
I am in shock. One of my dearest friends, and one of the dearest people I have ever known, a man just slightly older than I am who I had a long telephone conversation with just two days ago, suddenly died today. He was healthy, happy, fit, looking forward to
After my dog’s recent passing, my mother and sister gave me Coco Memorial Gift – to pay for having my carpets cleaned. It is a thoughtful gift inasmuch as Coco, at the end of his life, being deaf and blind, didn’t feel safe outside. He often took care of potty
I remember some years ago working with one of my mentors and telling her something about something I was experiencing that wasn’t good. She said, “You have to change your vibration.” I asked “How do you do that?” I don’t remember what she said, but I remember feeling clueless at
Those who have compared our life to a dream were right…. We sleeping wake, and waking sleep.
-Michel de Montaigne, Essays, 1580
I believe this is true. I really believe this is true.
Row, row, row your boat
Gently down the stream,
Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily
Life is but a dream.
You never know when the universe is going to present you with your worst nightmare, or your highest potential. Just remember that. Keep the door open for surprise.