All around, green is overtaking brown as the dominant color of the landscape, revealing what survived the winter. Multiple colors of wildflowers emerge through the soil and stand out against the greening ground. And new plants are surfacing from seeds that received enough water and nutrients over the past season. For those new plants seen […]
The Subtle Alchemy of Gratitude
I enjoy spending time on my back porch. It’s typically a calm environment in which to relax and reflect. Sunday mornings are particularly special as it’s usually quite quiet in my neighborhood and I often spend that time enjoying how nature shows up through the many doorways of my senses. On a recent Sunday morning, […]
10 Life Lessons from My Trio of BE Virgos
After a particularly devastating life transition last year, many people crossed my path that helped me on my journey of rebuilding. Out of all of the support I received, three people emerged that particularly, though unknowingly, helped me see areas in which I had become stuck, enabling me to finally free myself and move forward. […]
The Peak is Always There
At a recent mindfulness retreat I was guided through a mountain pose meditation. I thought of Haleakalā, with her long, gradual slopes encompassing most of the island of Maui. I thought of how she is always there with a universe of beings on her. Her movement is imperceptible. She is massive and steady. She allows […]