LETTING GO
Why, when we know that freedom and energy stand just on the other side of letting go, are we so unwilling to take the steps to release what binds us?

FINDING GOD IN SILENCE
I recently watched a movie titled Into Great Silence about a Carthusian monastery in Chartreuse, France.  The film depicts the everyday activities of the resident monks, but because they have taken vows of silence, the only sound is that of their activities and their chant in chapel.

HOW TO LOVE UNCONDITIONALLY
The way I have found to love unconditionally and maintain accountability is by separating my personal feelings from the hard, grounded truth of the love itself. 

DRAMA REDUX
Since I have started reflecting on my responses to drama in my life, I seem to be identifying a steady stream of strategies that are helping me slice through the troublesome nature of drama and move more fully into keeping my soul in a state of deeper peacefulness.

LOWERING THE CURTAIN ON DRAMA
There’s more than enough drama around for all of us these days. It's increasingly easy to become enmeshed in the commotion and find ourselves spinning out of control.

LOVING THOSE WHO HAVE HURT US
It's always a challenge to love people who have been hurtful towards us in some way.  But whether or not we have any further contact with the person who has caused us pain, we still have to deal with our soul.

THE UNTAMED SOUL
Deep in the heart of us, there is a spirit that won't be tamed.  Our soul will not endure the dark void of anonymity. 

SEDUCING HAPPINESS
It's interesting to me that we need self-help books, gurus, and therapists to tell us how to be happy.

"I CAN'T LET GO"
Why, when we know that freedom and energy stand just on the other edge of letting go, are we so unwilling to take the steps toward that edge?

ANXIETY
The undercurrent of angst that runs through our lives and our culture steals our joy, shaves off our hope, and leaves us feeling slightly sick and not knowing why.

DOVE CHOCOLATE INSPIRATION
Usually, the messages that come in Chinese fortune cookies or Dove chocolate wrappers seem trite or so obvious they hardly need to be repeated on a slip of paper. This message, however, made me stop and think. 

EVEN CARS ARE HOLY
They are an amazing gift to life, really —automobiles. 

GETTING USED TO DISAPPOINTMENT
Disappointment is not just the other side of hope, it exists at the edge of hope. Where hope and disappointment meet there is tension.