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!
When I wrote about walking, it was suggested we share some pictures. Here are some from today.
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
When I am overwhelmed by discord and dissension in my life and many places, I often find comfort in the words of poets. The following are words from Rumi, the Sufi mystic and poet of the thirteenth-century. May this poem offer you encouragement and an invitation to that "field" Rumi describes! Out beyond ideas of … Continue reading Poetry Brings Me Peace
For U.S. Americans born in the 1990’s and before, September 11, 2001 is a day we remember. The attacks on the World Trade Center in New York and the Pentagon in Virginia brought a different kind of large scale violence to our shores. This tragedy left a mark on our social and political landscape and … Continue reading September 11
Infinitely Precious 