November 25, 2024 Make it your business to know yourself, which is the most difficult lesson in the world. Miguel Cervantes, Don Quixote It’s always puzzled me that a spiritual (or psychological) narrative underpinned by so-called unity consciousness can also include arbitrarily fragmenting each of us into separate parts. Inner child, the mind, the ego. […]

November 23, 2024 I heard the mission bell And I was thinking to myself “This could be Heaven or this could be Hell” ~Don Felder, Don Henley, Glenn Frey, Hotel California   There’s a genuine sense of belonging in most churches and places of worship. Congregations are supportive and compassionate with members in need. There […]

November 22, 2024 So does TV watching create inner space? Does it cause you to be present?… [No.] When you are watching television, the tendency is for you to fall below thought, not rise above it…Frequent and prolonged TV watching not only makes you unconscious, it also induces passivity and drains you of energy. ~ […]

November 20, 2024 All the world’s a stage, And all the men and women merely players; 
They have their exits and their entrances… ~William Shakespeare, As You Like It   I appreciate the notion of resting in neutral. Being in the now, neither pushing toward something I want nor avoiding something I don’t. With the […]

November 17, 2024 It’s a fact of life: We live in a quantum world. Everything in our lives is moving deeper into the quantum level because it already exists in nature – as well as in us – and more importantly, I suggest to you that this is what Ascension…is all about: To become one […]

November 16, 2024 The need for connection and community is primal, as fundamental as the need for air, water, and food. ~ Dean Ornish I escaped growing up in the digital age. While I’m not a digital native, I’ve been steeped for decades in the culture of email, followed by rudimentary group chats, texting, and […]

November 15, 2024 To fight aloud, is very brave –
 But gallanter, I know
 Who charge within the bosom
 Who win, and nations do not see –
 Who fall – and none observe – ~Emily Dickinson, To fight aloud, is very brave   I’m realizing that Trump supporters must have been really annoying to their […]

November 14, 2024 Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune. But do not distress yourself with dark imaginings. Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness. ~ Max Ehrmann, Desiderata Maybe I’m becoming a conspiracy stick in the mud, but I’m quite happy to have the launch of the Trump presidency apparently […]

November 13, 2024 Tell me about despair, yours, and I will tell you mine. 
Meanwhile the world goes on. ~Mary Oliver, Wild Geese   My 94-year-old neighbor, Neal, suffered a massive brain hemorrhage yesterday. He’s been moved to hospice and per his son, isn’t expected to last more than “a few hours to a few […]

November 12, 2024 If all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail. ~ Maslow’s Hammer (Abraham Maslow) I don’t feel like kicking back and resting upon my laurels, whatever they might be. But I’m also not gearing up for civil unrest, lockdowns, or any level of military takeover. I don’t believe the […]

November 10, 2024 It’s not a “conspiracy theory” if there’s a patent for it. ~ Anon. Oh, I bet my brother would love to be alive in this golden age of conspiracy theorists.  Decades ago, he expressed vehement distrust of the Bushes and the US government. Mistrusted and was suspicious of authority in general. Had […]

November 9, 2024 Paula Alquist: This night will be a long night. Brian Cameron: But it will end. It’s starting to clear. In the morning when the sun rises, sometimes it’s hard to believe there ever was a night. ~ Gaslight, 1944 When President Trump “lost” the 2020 election, it wasn’t a quick or tidy loss. […]

November 7, 2024 I can feel it coming in the air tonight, oh Lord And I’ve been waiting for this moment for all my life, oh Lord Can you feel it coming in the air tonight? ~Phil Collins, In the Air Tonight   Imagine focusing for a few seconds and transporting yourself instantly to your […]