“Self” Help

  Steven Wright said, “I went to a bookstore and asked the saleswoman “Where’s the self help section?” She said if she told me it would defeat the purpose.” There is much talk about self help in our world, and it is often seen as...

Cancer Tips

In the last month, my brother was diagnosed with esophageal cancer, my sister diagnosed with a melanoma, and a friend died of another kind of cancer. Nearly all of us have been touched by cancer with friends, family or with our own battles. First, let’s remember...

Gun Control? Let Children Decide

 I often urge us to discern and decide less from the head and more from the heart. Or at least include the right side of our brain in the decision making process. Like the heart, the right brain has more to do with intuition, feeling and unity consciousness, whereas...

The Paradox of Meditation: Effortless Effort

People come to my meditation classes hoping to find peace and calm. Sometimes the first thing they notice is how not peaceful and calm they are! Perhaps even long ignored or buried emotions like fear and anger surface, and they run from their meditation practice...