Let me be entirely truthful with you. When I was making an acronym from the word LOVE I was struggling to find the right word for the “V”. Venerable was the word I chose and today I want to explain why I think it is important and what it means to me. A “venerable sage”…
There is nothing more powerful than an open mind nor more beautiful than an open heart. “O” is the second letter of our acronym LOVE. Each us is born with the most wonderful gift created in the universe. It is our ability to think. Our mind is an amazing electrochemical engine for storing, processing, combining…
To play any musical instrument requires ability, skill and knowledge. It is no coincidence (ok maybe it is) that together they form the word ask. Learning is the first letter in our acronym of LOVE. There are, of course, exceptions but in order for us to learn the overwhelming majority of us must ask others…
There is no measure for my love. It cannot be measured and probably not even described but none-the-less I wanted to try. How much I love others is a reflection of how well I understand love and how much I love myself. At the most basic level my philosophy is built on a foundation that…
What can one man accomplish in only 90 days? He can (I did) start a weblog and try to inspire others to enjoy more of life. Today is my ninetieth posting. I have written more but sometimes my husband Pedro discards them…for your sake he has been my editor. English is not his first language…
Today is the start of the 2010 Olympic Winter Games here in Vancouver and there is much to celebrate. It is wonderful that humans are able to come together to play. Sport is play and the Olympics bring all the people who like to play together and the rest of us watch them do it.…
At first when you look at this photo you may not recognize the Dragonfly has landed on a mirror and that is the reason for the appearance of two bodies. This is also true sometimes when we look upon our fellow man. We may not recognize they are always a reflection of us. Sometimes, most…
A leaf. A rock. Sand in formation. A perfect visual image to meditate upon. Meditation is easy if you want it to be. I have talked before about different forms of meditation (including laughing meditations) and now I want to give a simple example and share my experience of yet another form of meditation using a…
There are some who say that it is impossible to do things for others without personal gain for ourselves. I do not believe this as it does not resonate with me as a truth. The truth always arrives with an “aha moment” and this statement does not provide it for me. Therefore it does not…
Something happened. I did it. The wrong thing in the wrong place at the wrong time. I know it. Others were affected. Perhaps I did not intend it but none-the-less it happened. I have done wrong to others and to myself. I have erred. I have caused pain and sadness. Others may have chosen suffering…