Now that the dust has settled around the election and over 50% of us have breathed a sigh of relief, where are we? The pundits have analyzed the election to death, looking at all the statistics: of women voters, Black and Hispanic voters, ground games, and campaign spending. It sounds like sportscasters commenting on a … Read more
Which Door Leads to the Future? Initiation is a series of tests. These tests determine moral choices, strengths and weaknesses, and the ability to discern truth from illusion. Fairy tales abound about "picking the right door" whether it be the door of life or death, the door of fortune or folly on a … Read more
RUSHING OUT ON A LIMBAUGH I thought it would be old news by the time I got around to writing this, but it looks like the gender storm is just beginning. This time shock jock radio host Rush Limbaugh has gone too far and ignited the kind of feminist outcry I've been wanting to … Read more
First of all, heartfelt thanks to all of you who wrote such loving blessings for my birthday. I can't individually thank you all, but your love and support meant a lot to me. It was a great day, and I appreciate you all. My motto is that we don't get older, we just get better. … Read more
Grace and GratitudeIt’s that time of year when everybody’s blog has the topic of giving thanks. While this should be an everyday practice in a universe so full of blessings, the Thanksgiving holiday harkens back to a time when the end of November signified that the long summer’s work was done and the harvest was … Read more
http://www.occupytogether.org/ It’s interesting that the movement that began on Wall Street, now spreading throughout the world, starts with the word OCCUPY. It seems there is something on the earth plane that we have vacated and we are at last reclaiming possession of it. We have vacated our bodies; we have vacated our connection with nature, … Read more
Bankrupting the Idiocracy by Anodea Judith I hate to write about money. It’s not my thing. And I’m tired of reading about it, hearing about it, and having it be the center of every newscast. It’s given far too much importance on every issue, and it overshadows anything resembling real value. But there’s some things that must … Read more
Photo from Chapter 8 of Anodea Judith's Waking the Global Heart. One way that change happens – and certainly not the fun way -- is the path of adversity. That’s when we get beaten so far down that we surrender. An alcoholic hits bottom; we run out of money; the sea level rises, oil … Read more
Photo/Artwork by Will Zero. It all depends on how you look at it. I’ve been reading a deeply disturbing and truth-telling book by Carolyn Baker called SACRED DEMISE, a book who’s subtitle says it all: WALKING THE SPIRITUAL PATH OF INDUSTRIAL CIVILIZATION’S COLLAPSE. Needless to say, she doesn’t mince words about what’s going on in … Read more
The crisis in Japan is of epic proportions. Like so many others, I sat transfixed by images of burning buildings, floating cars, and exploding reactors playing across the TV screen, my heart ripped open at the level of destruction and tragedy. How do people even begin to clean up something of such magnitude, let alone … Read more
