A favorite past time of mine is sitting at a café visiting with a good friend while sipping on a creamy cappuccino or a refreshing iced tea. I cherish quality time spent sharing soul-feeding stories about life experiences, observations, and insights; what the Hawaiians refer to as Talk Story—“to chat informally” or “to shoot the
To be clear, it is important to understand there is no way on earth, literally, that everyone will be on the same page, frequency, perspective, agenda, or intention for any sustainable amount of time. That is not only unrealistic, but it is also not appropriate given the purpose of the human experience—and its contribution to
If we truly understood the profound power in the slogan Love Conquers All, we would be more responsible to fuel these words with profound intention. Love Conquers All is not just a nice idea, something to strive for, or something we say to sound noble. It is a profound declaration which commands profound accountability. A
On a trip to Europe, I was blessed to have participated in a day-long private group tour of Warsaw, Poland, exploring this historic city with our wonderful (and knowledgeable and equally passionate) guide, Iolanta. A couple of hours into our adventure, we were walking along a path through the old Jewish Ghetto, now a series
We are ever-evolving, always growing, and continuously expanding; change is a natural part of our human experience. However, our resistance of change, going up against our natural evolution, triggers a misalignment that we experience as vulnerability and fear. Yet these are symptoms of our misalignment, not the source of it. The source can be found
Growing up in Southern CA, frequent trips to Disneyland were a way of life. As teenagers my friends and I studied the layout of each Land and learned to navigate the Disney formula to our advantage. During the summer months, the Main Street Electrical Parade was a big draw and a crowed pleaser. Two times
A number of years ago I was facilitating auditions for a stage production I was directing. I young actress came into the room and apologetically announced she had misplaced her sheet music during the flight into town. I got up from the production table, calmly walked up to her, and began working with her to
A Course In Miracles suggests we are never angry for the reasons we think. In this, we are invited to consider how, having surrendered our personal power over to external influences, we ignorantly hold these influences responsible for our internal discomfort. However, if we were to get real about what is actually going on; backtrack
When we pray in fear, we can only attract and hear answers and guidance that match our fear. This is so, not because our prayers are unworthy of being heard and answered by a punitive and exclusivist God—good heavens no. Our prayers are always answered by an all-Loving and all-Powerful Creator. We just can’t hear
