Energy is constantly flowing in our lives. In fact without energy there would be no life at all for there could be no movement. But energy is not always blatantly apparent, sometimes it is powerful yet weak at the same time. Take for example the difference between positive thoughts and negative thoughts. Both cause minute…
Each day, relentlessly there is some dire situation around the world that overshadows us. It is sometimes labelled as politics but in general often coalesces around our spiritual philosophies which when defined by rules can also be called our religion. Some religions cannot seem to escape violence and aggression. The two which immediately spring to…
If a picture paints a thousand words then what is the story of this one? I love this picture because for me it represents the best perspective on our lives. In the background is a house. It is not a new house. It is not a stereotypically beautiful house. It is just an old house…
I had not written anything for a couple of weeks and decided to ask my husband what to write. He gave me the subject and then said: “get to it”. Since my husband’s first language is Spanish and my first language is English I thought maybe I had lost something in translation, but in reality…
A picture perfect day was happening all around this photographer and the same is true for most of us on most days. Our life is perfect but we may have our attention focussed elsewhere and so we do not experience it. How easy it is in life to look forward in anticipation or glance over…
I see my life as one big open field. I envision a blue sky with billowing white clouds and wildflowers blooming in abundance. Each part of this picture has spiritual significance for me and I wanted to share it in case it helped others create their own mental image of their life. The reason it…
Have you reached the pyramid of success in your life? I believe we can and in fact even when we have there is always another bigger pyramid to build…just ask the ancient Egyptians. So presuming that we can, the question becomes how. The answer may surprise you. We need to concentrate on who we are…
Getting psyched for the New Year? Think that it is time to make some meaningful resolutions? Here are five things to avoid and five things to choose instead for this New Year (and you can resolve it anytime you like, fireworks are not required…smile) Avoid statements which presume a negative has existed in your life…
Starlight, star bright, every star I see tonight. I wish I may. I wish I might. Celebrate your birth tonight! We live in a marvelous, miraculous, mysterious place and its creation is worth celebrating. The worlds religions (ancient, modern and most probably in the future) create a set of cohesive reasons of the the cause, nature,…
Beyond the songs, the shopping and the spiritual rituals there are as many different meanings to Christmas as there are those of us doing the interpreting. I have met many people who are Muslims, Jews, Sikhs, Hindus, Bhuddists and others who all celebrate this holiday in Canada. If ever the claim could have been made…