Archives

“Hey Ted, move your head.” Living in a family of book lovers, readers, and library fanatics, I feel a twinge of guilt every time I turn on the TV. Why is it that I feel somehow [...]

“On the threshold the entire past And the endless future Rush to meet one another.” –Gunilla Norris, Being Home My friend Nancy and her husband are building a house from scratch in their hometown [...]

Watch this six minute segment on The Ellen DeGeneres Show and tell me you don’t feel lighter …and freer. And then see if you can’t be more like this 88-year old “hot [...]

“If this clearing technique doesn’t seem like it accomplishes very much, that’s because from the mind’s point of view, it doesn’t. This exercise is designed to access a deeper inner knowing [...]

Did you know that I was chosen 2009 Mother of the Year? Here’s the TV spot to prove it: Stephanie Vogt Receives Prestigious Mother of the Year Award Actually, this is a cute little gimmick [...]

“Stress patterns that keep our homes, workplaces, and lives in a constant state of imbalance have a way of vaporizing in the presence of pure, elegant compassion.” –sbv Part 6 of 7 * [...]

“This being human is a guest house Every morning a new arrival…” –Rilke Part 5 of 7* Besides you, the flesh and blood human being who invites me to clear your space, I consider [...]

“One minute you are feeling calm, self possessed, happy. Then fear, disguised in the garb of mild-mannered doubt, slips into your mind like a spy.” –Yann Martel, Life of Pi I’m in Mexico as [...]

Spring 2009: Awareness Changes Everything Click here to view

Even when things look impossible, bleak, or even hopeless, I love it when life throws us humans a curve ball that reminds us not to be so quick to judge (or throw in the towel). Such is the case [...]