“Earth Mother,  you who are called by a thousand names. May all remember we are cells in your body and dance together.” - Starhawk If...

Live deep enough and there is only one direction. No matter whom the apprentice talked to, if she listened close enough and long enough,...

Now there’s nothing left but to keep dancing. I don’t know if it is human nature or the way of life on Earth, but we seldom become all of...

“We love what we attend.” Mwalimu Imara There were two brothers who never got along. One was forever ambushing everything in his path,...

So often we anticipate a reward for the uncovering of truth. For effort, we expect money and recognition. For sacrifice and kindness, we...

“A blind child guided by his mother, admires the cherry blossoms.” Kikakou Who knows what a blind child sees of blossoms or songbirds?...

Seeing into darkness is clarity

Underneath all we are taught, there is a voice that calls to us beyond what is reasonable, and in listening to that flicker of spirit, we...

Feeding Your Heart

What we reach for may be different, But what makes us reach is the same. Imagine that each of us is a spoke in an infinite wheel, and,...

“My grandmother told me, “never hide your green hair – they can see it anyway.” Angeles Arrien From the agonies of kindergarten, when we...

“We could never have guessed, we were already blessed, where we are….” James Taylor This reminds me of a woman who found a folded sponge...

“The coming to consciousness is not a discovery of some new thing; it is a long and painful return to that which has alway been.” Helen...

Lead us from the unreal to the real.” Hindu Invocation It was a snowy night, and Robert was recalling the time two springs ago when he...

Of all things that exist, we breathe and wake and turn it into song. There is a Buddhist precept that asks us to be mindful of how rare...