...In this last moment before I walk to the mic, I feel the vibrations of a dozen ancient bells in the air as friends and strangers in the crowd chit chat and joke and take their seats. I feel the ice-ball of nervousness in my gut turning and flipping and keeping me on my toes...
I bring the following into being by knowing it is true: I shine love-light everywhere I go. I soothe and comfort others with my energy, my thoughts, my love, my presence. I pour out unconditional love-light as a pipeline- my love-light is pure and strong and felt by others...
...I was walking down a side street, thinking to myself, letting my mind wander, and when my thoughts died down for a moment I started to hear birds chirping. The more I listened, the louder it got. I was surprised by how loud it got. A moment ago I hadn't even heard it. This made me think of one of my favorite statements: "There is only as much beauty as we are prepared to receive." Because I made space for the singing of the birds...
SQUISH. SQUIIISHHH. Another step delivered a ripple to my sneakers and I was hissed out of the golden haze of late May. Another step. Another SQUISH. Motion drew my eye to…
"...And the gardens! Who’d have thought in the age of Insta defiant yuppies and yearning millennials would plunge their polished, ringless fingers into neat squares of dirt and snails..."
An important element in my spiritual growth is learning to accept what is. While there are still aspects of my life that I have not learned to accept, I have…
Over a year and a half I went from 225 lbs to 280 as I binged sometimes weekly, sometimes three times a day. And whether it's causality or correlation, as I systematically abused food like a drug my light faded...