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)...
Finding the Source of Love

Finding the Source of Love

Is there a single soul amongst us who does not strive for love? And yet where on earth did we get the idea love was something we had to strive for? We’re told it’s readily available. That God loves us. That Jesus loves us. That “love is all there...
Vigil

Vigil

I’m waiting for the water to boil to make my morning tea and my phone pings. It’s a long text from a dear friend on the mainland—a poem she’s written about Russia and the Ukraine—tender words about being at peace and pouring milk and honey on wounds not ready to...