Conversations with the Heartmind
For centuries, humans have celebrated the birth of new life. We find a great example of this with the Easter holiday. Though this holiday is generally associated with Christian beliefs of the resurrection of Jesus Christ, this also intertwines with other ancient beliefs that were practiced for centuries. The sphere of rebirth is a gift […]
Read More“There are things known and things unknown, and in between are the doors of perception.” ~Aldous Huxley In life, we have many boundaries. These are all around us even though we may not be aware of them. Boundaries can be physical, mental, spiritual and cultural. We must take care to recognize and respect these boundaries, […]
Read MoreCapturing time can be cathartic, calming and evocative. We do this in memory and with the photograph. This is a human expression of experience; and a very artful one indeed. We capture experience, bound forever in time on the pages of a photo album. We can also carry these portraits in our memories. The sphere […]
Read MoreIn all forms of art we find truth. Where does this truth come from? I believe it comes from within. We find this in a painting, a sculpture, in a dance, in movies and in writing. Within the arts we find pictures of human experience; these are exquisite expressions of the spirit. The goal of […]
Read More“This is my simple religion. There is no need for temples; no need for complicated philosophy. Our own brain, our own heart is our temple; the philosophy is kindness.” ~Dalai Lama Originating in the 6th Century BCE, Buddhism is one of the oldest religious philosophies still practiced today. One of the most fundamental aspects and […]
Read MoreOk, SO…. I just wrote a very long post accepting the awards that I’ve been nominated for, but, somehow it was all deleted. SO.. here I go again! I’ve only had this blog up and running for about a month and a half. During this time I’ve been nominated for four awards, all more than […]
Read MoreThey are beautiful. Light shining through time; timeless light. Heavenly bodies placed in accord to my wishes. They shine, glow, pulse and emit radiant light. The stars are truly a peephole into the mind and heart. They reflect what we already know, and what we have yet to contemplate. The sphere of stars is a […]
Read More“In order to scratch the surface, you must first find the surface, then forge the tool to scratch it.” ~J. Parker Bench Here, I plan to go deep into the rabbit-hole. Follow if you can. Not much thought is ever given to riding the wave. The wave is metaphor. […]
Read MoreMost people laugh when I tell them that a hamster taught me a valuable life lesson. Yes, a furry rodent, often caged and hardly given attention one day made the happenings of the world abundantly clear for me. This was probably my first experience within the sphere of compassion. To be compassionate is often inferred […]
Read MoreA mist is like an unfound thought. It hovers about, concealing what could be witnessed, only to thin and reveal such beauty when the time is right. Many things we see in life are covered by mist. It is a cloud that needs to only be thinned enough to recognize the structure behind it. This […]
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