Universal spirit

Just finished reading Deepak Chopra’s, Jesus, A Story of Enlightenment and found it illuminating. Chopra imagines the details we don’t know about Jesus’ journey, his path to enlightenment, and gives rich context to the deeper, not-so-literal,...

Chock full

Love, love, love the February issue of O The Oprah Magazine. The theme is “Make Your Own Luck” and that is something I am so aligned with. There is a piece called “The Cupped Hands” by Pam Houston — whose book Cowboys Are My Weakness...

Spiritual building blocks

Loved what spiritual teacher Elizabeth Lesser suggested with regard to a spiritual practice on Oprah today. In January, you take one minute each day to be still, listen to your breath or meditate — whatever works for you. In February you increase it to two...

Special delivery

In the mail from my mother this week — a page torn from Woman’s Day magazine with inspirational quotes. My favorite? It’s a tie between these two: As long as you’re going to be thinking anyway, think big. –Donald Trump How wrong it is for...

A rockin’ start

I have started the year with a thoughtful, productive day, assessing what I want to accomplish in the first quarter of 2009. It’s been so soothing. About an hour ago, I decided to take a little YouTube break and let myself wander around. A sampling of my...

Astrology fever

When I saw the Van Gogh exhibit at MOMA last week, I came away with one small souvenir: a postcard of his painting called The Sower. I think I was particularly drawn to its message and the big sunrise on the horizon because I feel that 2008 has been a year of sowing...