“Courage is mastery of fear, not absence of fear.” ~ Mark Twain A number of years ago, my 20 year old nephew left for Taiwan to teach English and learn Mandarin. We went for a farewell hike and I asked him what he was looking forward to most. He thought about it for a […]
“Our openness to experience determines the number of possibilities available to us.” ~ Magnus The fresh scent of waffles wafted through open French doors at a small cafe in Malibu. Fuchsia Bouganvilla on draping vines accentuated fuchsia tableclothes amid throngs of chatting customers in the buzzing atmosphere. A stream of sunlight kissed a little girl of […]
Energy is Grace Enjoying fresh blueberries at a farmers market, I noticed a small Martial Arts Master in his Dojo robe inadvertently wave his hand westward indicating the flow of birds. As he did so, a line of nine customers very gently and ever so slightly, swayed forward, westward, along with his hand. The Master […]
The forest makes your heart grow gentle. Rounding a bend on a windy old country road, I sensed something wondrous ahead. The first thing that caught my eye was a very rusty old street sign attached to a large cedar tree at an extremely tight angle. At some point – possibly 40 years previously […]
“I heard he sang a good song, I heard he had a style, And so I came to see him, to listen for a while. And there he was, this young boy, a stranger to my eyes… Strumming my pain with his fingers, Singing my life with his words. Healing me softly with his song, […]