Mohandas (or Mahatma) Gandhi. The Peaceful Resistor. The man who organized and took peaceful protests for people’s rights to a whole new level. The man who directly influenced Martin Luther King, Jr. Learning to Make a Difference It’s no secret that...
This post was inspired by a dear reader who sent me the following: Enjoying your posts have you ever considered writing on freedom from addictions. Just a thought as I myself have been clean and sober for 40 years after suffering. I gave myself credit for years until...
Ode to Tea In the darkness I tiptoe toward the kitchen and draw fresh water from the ever-ready tap. The sound of water boiling warms my spirit before even the first taste. Two teaspoons of green powder – that magical substance known for healing and the alert...
Although I’ve been a meditator since 2003 or 2004, I really amped up the practice in autumn 2015 with 45-minute morning sessions. (Now that I’m doing the binaural beats experiment, I’m up to 60 minutes per day.) Without knowing all the benefits or...
At least once a week, I like to make sure I soak up the sounds and scents of nature. Away from home. Away from the hustle and bustle of the city (or, in my case, the town); away from everything. I’ll admit, it’s a little harder to do that when it gets...
We must pass through solitude and difficulty, isolation and silence to find that enchanted place and sing our sorrowful song. But, in that dance, and in that song, the most ancient rites of our conscience fulfill themselves in the awareness of being human....
The Power of Mindfulness and Meditation As I slip a piece of mint into my mouth, I wonder about the refined sugar that I’m making my body process. I also wonder as I open a package of macaroni and cheese how the cheese sauce has been reduced to a processed heap...
