The first time I saw hula performed I was standing under the enormous banyan tree shading the front yard of the old courthouse in Lahaina, watching dozens of traditional hula artists and students perform. I wept. Watching traditional hula was like getting hooked up to...
Kicking Unhealthy Habits

Kicking Unhealthy Habits

I don’t know if you can relate, but I’ve struggled with excess on and off my whole life. Excess alcohol, excess cigarettes (thank God that habit got snuffed out 40 years ago or I’d be dead by now), excess sugar, excess pizza … just plain excess...
Simplicity

Simplicity

What a surprise after 40 years walking the spiritual path, to suddenly discover myself no longer interested in the journey of seeking something “better,” “higher” or “purer.” How strange, after all the years of spiritual struggle,...
Only Human? Ha!

Only Human? Ha!

“But I’m only human.” Were more silly words ever spoken? Human beings are love made real. We’re the whole package—the whole guacamole—the divine spark of eternal life, spirit and flesh (at least what appears to be flesh!), intuition, emotions,...
Surreal and Sinister

Surreal and Sinister

If the world seems surreal … if 2022 has kicked you into a whole new reality … if time is racing on wings … if nothing makes sense anymore (or maybe things are making far too much sense and you don’t like the picture that’s unfolding)...