I was ten years old, standing in the middle of the  stage reciting a poem. The entire school of several hundred children was gathered in a huge auditorium. Suddenly I froze, went blank, forgot the next line. And the hall erupted in laughter. After what felt like an eternity, a teacher handed me a book […]

    The pilgrimage toward our–fully human, real-deal, nothing left-behind Self, might take us down some scary roads. But if we keep our eyes open, just as we’re about to lose our way, a stranger will come along and point us in the direction of hope. There sure is no shortage of darkness these days, […]

Dear Life, You sent me a love note some days ago. I did recognize it for what it was, though it has taken me a while to fully appreciate this, yet another of your  endless reminders; the letters you keep sending  me as you cheer me on in my birthing adventures. I know that you, […]

  My Great Grandmother’s Love Letter I never met either of my grandmothers, let alone my great-great-grandmothers. But over the last decade or so, I have received much pleasure  from reading the astonishing love letter left by my great-great-great, many times great, grandmothers and grandfathers, the sages of my ancestral line. In the spiritual tradition […]

November 9 is when I invite our community and anyone else who feels compelled to join us, to celebrate International Day of Compassion. It’s a holiday I conceived six years ago. It is  simply another small personal step toward peace, which evolved through my 9/11 Bowing Project. As I prepare to celebrate it on Wednesday, […]