Fifty Shades of Marriage

  What is a Marriage? Does it exist only between a husband and wife? Does gay marriage count? What do you do after the thrill is gone? It seems that marriage can be a lasting covenant between two people – a vehicle for the nurture and protection of each...

The Love Doves

The love doves are gracing us with their presence this week. Droves of them leap in and out of our precious oak, forming the largest bird community to take residence here. I’m attempting to write about intimacy – on the laurels of Valentines Day, where so much...
the RIGHT to SPEECH

the RIGHT to SPEECH

I recently attended an extraordinary day of meditation led by Noah Levine, founder of Dharma Punx www.dharmapunx.com.  He came to discuss a subject called Right Speech, one that I, personally find challenging to honor.  As what often occurs in a retreat, the teachings...

How do you unhook?

You have just disappointed someone you love.  You are feeling rushed for work, school, an appointment, or meeting a friend.  You can’t get your work done with your children around.  A car cuts you off on the road.  Someone looks at you wrong, or has a tone.  Your...

What have YOU forgotten?

David Whyte, one of my most beloved poets, says, “The motivational speakers and self-help books are all wrong: there is no way of creating a life where we are full participants one hundred percent of the time.  There is no way of being fully human without at times...