Do you ever notice that when people are fearful, even reasonably intelligent people don’t think clearly? Maybe even do completely nonsensical things? I confess that this short story puts me in that category. Has that ever happened to you? Was your problem created as a direct result of your fear? Fear itself has a biochemical […]
The Journey to Christ: A Christmas Story, Chapter 1 WHOOSH! “Wow, what was that?” The father yelled as he slammed on the breaks. “It looked like a bird. What is it doing out here in this snowstorm? I almost hit it!” It was a dark and snowy late December eve, and the Starre […]
Do you have conversations with friends and wonder where they get their “crazy” political ideas? Do you wonder why he or she isn’t interested in your facts? Do they seem to be living in an alternate reality? Read on to find out one simple thing you can do to heal this divide. A Story of […]
Do you exercise your choice to respond with fear or love when you are faced with a difficult situation? Do you know you even have a choice? We all do. Believe it or not, you have the power to walk through the door of love in every situation you encounter. Here is a story that […]
You get to choose where your focus lies. You have the freedom to focus on the higher vibrations of love and appreciation or to engage in the lower vibrations of fear and despair. When we focus on things like the deliciousness of our morning coffee, the exquisiteness of the flowers blooming on our windowsill, and […]
My very good friend Kathi has asked me to share a poem I wrote last month while at sea about this beautiful planet we all live on and my love dancing with it in the form of sailing. I decided to write about Gaia (aka Mother Earth) and a sailors siren lure to her for […]
Do you ever have one of those “A-hah moments”? When things are so clear to you, you wonder why you didn’t see it before? I want to share mine with you. Read on for a story about when I felt true “oneness.” My Morning with the Birds I started my daily reading ritual with my […]
Christian and Eastern teaching both share the wisdom of the importance of our thoughts. Buddha says, “What we are today comes from our thoughts of yesterday, and our present thoughts build our life of tomorrow: Our life is the creation of our mind.” When faced with the turmoil and confusion of today’s world, it is […]
Are you experiencing sadness or feelings of despair? What is the cause? Are you in an abusive situation, or are you regularly exposed to violence on social media? You don’t need to feel this way, and in fact, it’s an unhealthy way to exist. Amid a pandemic, frequent exposure to violence, and lies on the […]
Do you love someone who is an addict? Does it tear you apart? Have you wondered why he or she chose such self-destructive behavior? Is addiction a choice, or is it an illness? Or perhaps, is it a combination of both? One June morning, I found the answers to my burning questions. Read on to […]