What would your life be like without music? Music is a vibrational energy of everyday life. Science tells us that everything vibrates down to the atomic level. In subtle ways, without music of vibrational energy, nothing and no one would be anything at all. I am deeply moved by music, including the synchronous and asynchronous … Continue reading Music Always and Everywhere
Daily writing promptHow do you celebrate holidays?View all responses The word holiday originated from combining two words: holy and day. I draw on that image of sacred space when I think about ways to celebrate a holiday. Sometimes we celebrate in low-key ways; other times, we go all out. I begin my five-factored list with … Continue reading 5 F’s of Holiday Celebration!
Share a lesson you wish you had learned earlier in life. “There is no such thing as a ‘stupid question.’” I have heard that phrase many times in my life. Some folks who say it probably mean it. However, if asking a question somehow makes one feel stupid- as in, “How could you not know … Continue reading Ask More Questions
What are your favorite types of foods? “Shared” Food. I am not sure “shared food” is really a type of food; however, sharing food with others changes the experience of the food- it is a type of food for me. I am nourished by the connection food can bring. While I eat alone (often at … Continue reading Shared Food is the Best!
How often do you walk or run? I enjoy walking. On my best days, I walk twice: I walk in the afternoon for exercise and then in the evening for pleasure with my wife. Both walks enrich my life. In recent days, the evening walk has been regular; the afternoon walk has been more sporadic. … Continue reading The Joy of Walking
Do you see yourself as a leader? This prompt is deeply personal for me. It asks me to ponder who I am and how I see myself. Maybe this prompt does the same for you. I see life is a gift; I write and speak from an expanding awareness of life-as-gift. People assume “leader” has … Continue reading What Is A Leader?
What's your favorite word? My practice for these daily prompts is to sit with them a bit to see what rises in me. I pause. Then I begin to write whatever arises. Today, I was surprised- as I often am- when the blogging prompt brought forth this word: Yes. I must add this disclaimer: “Yes” … Continue reading Let Your Yes Be Yes
How do you relax? Sabbath. Every Friday is a day set aside for personal rest. The key to keeping it relaxing is to keep myself from forming some list of items that must be accomplished on that day. Relax and release are closely related words for me. Most of the days of my week seem … Continue reading A Day Without Agenda
If you had to give up one word that you use regularly, what would it be? "Stupid." I would dispel that word from my vocabulary; that goes double for my inner critic. Let me be clear. I do not use "stupid" much in daily conversation or thoughts I have about the world. However, my friend … Continue reading Chats with My Inner Critic
Are you holding a grudge? About? The word “grudge” immediately brings to my mind savoring the perceived wrongs, intentional and unintentional, that have been done against me. There is even a sour flavor I can almost taste when I remember some of the grudges that shaped periods of my life. And shape my life they … Continue reading Holding Tightly to Past Wrongs
Infinitely Precious 