Failed Human Stories
There is nothing more beautiful than a failed human story” – Ekhart Tolle Spiritual teacher and author, Ekhart Tolle, describes the process of awakening as the failure of our human stories. The life we create and trust to be stable and predictable is really a fragile and temporary reality. The failure of our story looks like circumstances gone wrong, breakdowns, bottom outs, disease, left hooks out of nowhere that bring us to a place of humility. Put simply, the failure of life to meet our expectations. Just today, I was walking back to my car after a recent job interview immersed...
Read MoreLaundry
I am a self-proclaimed neat freak when it comes to homemaking. Call me a perfectionist, ok I am a perfectionist, when it comes to my sanctuary. Putsying around and fussing with this and that has a calming effect that is necessary for my sanity. Like the old saying, “Chop wood, carry water”, cleaning is a life routine that I can count on for instant gratification and predictability in the madness of life. It is grounding and centering, a way to slow down and be present to the normalcy of life. Laundry is particularly gratifying, my Zen of clean clothes. I love the mindful...
Read MoreTo Be or Not to Be, That is the Question
One week ago was December 12, 2012 and if you were paying attention, there was much-a-do about this day. Depending on your perspective and reality, it was a day like any other day or a day unlike any other day. Both are true. The upcoming December 21 date may be, like December 12, either a much anticipated life transforming opportunity or another date to mark off on the calendar. Both are true. I chuckle at the hubbub surrounding December 21 and the stories told about what will happen and not happen. Spiritualists, mystics, movie producers, comics, the everyday person on the street have...
Read MoreCause Trouble Today
Being good is overrated. So is holding light, being polite, having good manners, and oh yeah, being nice. Now don’t get me wrong, well mannered nice people holding light and doing good deeds in the world are liked and do make a difference for others. There are organizations, spiritual healing centers, and charities that are designed to make change through goodness and light. Religions and spiritual communities encourage good deeds as a means of creating peace and harmony. What’s overrated is the power of light and goodness as a means of transformation. I watched a...
Read MoreAwakening Into Love
Welcome to my new blog, Shared Wisdom! I am honored to have a space in the cyber reality to share my experiences and in that sharing be able to connect more fully with myself and you! Thanks for reading! In setting out to create a blog called “Shared Wisdom” I began to realize that the name itself carries weight. Sharing Wisdom is different than sharing ideas or even sharing thoughts. Wisdom is a natural creation of intentional living, or unintentional mishaps and bafoonery. Let’s face it, some of our wisest moments come from walking blindly into situations and...
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