Bright and Free

“Walk as if you are kissing the Earth with your feet.” ― Thich Nhat Hanh, Peace Is Every Step: The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life There exists a place in all of us where the world truly lives, where everything is bright and free. Within this hidden place of sanctuary, we find the keys […]

Read More

Always Gold

“All that is gold does not glitter, Not all those who wander are lost; The old that is strong does not wither, Deep roots are not reached by the frost.” ~J.R.R. Tolkien Not all that glitters is gold, but sometimes some things are always golden. These are the purest things of life, the loves, the […]

Read More

The Space Between

“For some people, “the point of no return” begins at the very moment their souls become aware of each others’ existence.” ― C. JoyBell C. There is a space that lingers between souls, forever binding and separating. This brings the bond of love, and it is that which confounds it all the same. And I […]

Read More

New Eyes

“The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes.”~ Marcel Proust   In all my travels, as far around the globe as I’ve been, the most real discoveries I’ve ever made have been what I’ve found within myself, and in the moment of fresh perspective, a moment of […]

Read More

Light Darkly

“A single tiny light creates a space where darkness cannot exist. The light vanquishes the darkness. Try as it might, the darkness cannot conquer the light.” ― Donald L. Hicks, Look into the stillness It comes with the wave, the way I roll as the tide, crashing again and again. It comes with the forces […]

Read More

The Untitled Life

“When love awakens in your life, in the night of your heart, it is like the dawn breaking within you. Where before there was anonymity, now there is intimacy; where before there was fear, now there is courage; where before in your life there was awkwardness, now there is a rhythm of grace and gracefulness; […]

Read More

Love at First Mention

“You know you’re in love when you can’t fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams.” ― Dr. Seuss For me, the summer is always busy. Many things happen. My daughter comes and visits for a long while. Days are spent with laughter and nights are spent relaxing. I used to think that […]

Read More

It All Matters

“There’s a mess inside you: You clean the outside.” ― Anonymous, The Dhammapada Tragedy and loss; two words to describe the events of recent days. As everyone expresses how disheartened, sad and broken they feel for those lives lost, communities mourn for their lost loved ones, and look to the heavens for a reason why […]

Read More

Sometimes it’s Dad, Sometimes it’s Not

“The heart of a father is the masterpiece of nature.” ― Abbé Prévost, Manon Lescaut A father can come in many forms. Sometimes it’s Dad… Sometimes, it’s someone else. We all have very special people in our lives, some by our family and others that we befriend over time. Some of these people come and […]

Read More

Simple Patterns

“If you want to conquer the anxiety of life, live in the moment, live in the breath.” ― Amit Ray, Om Chanting and Meditation A pattern exists deep within this life. It pervades all interior spheres of heart and mind, existing as the basic dynamic, the purest gestalt. This pattern can be found in all […]

Read More