Forgiveness
This morning, my dog sitter dropped off Felix after he spent the day and night with him. My dog sitter is a 60 something gay man who lets Felix get… Read more
The Dark Season
As we approach the nadir of the winter solstice, our days in the Northwest are overcast, rainy and gray. It’s dark by 4 in the afternoon. Trees are bare of… Read more
The Journey of Grief
When I got the news that my brother was dead, I was in my midwifery clinic. Another brother called to tell me and when I asked how, he responded, ‘suicide’…. Read more
Living in the body.
When we sit down to meditate, we have an opportunity to observe what is actually going in our bodies. As the mind begins to quiet down, we can start to… Read more
The New Year
This New Year, I traveled to the Big Bear Retreat Center in SoCal. It’s a meditation center 7000 feet up in the mountains about 2 hours outside Los Angeles. I… Read more
The Parami of Patience
Our lives are busy. We run from one activity to another. Traffic is clogged, our workmates are sometimes a great challenge, the world around us seems to be falling apart…. Read more