things over which we have choice
We all need a helping hand sometimes. Some of us need many hands. Some of us need help all the time. Some of us need a lot of help but for a short time. But at some time we all need a little help. We are all different and yet the same. This is a…
One of the most important pursuits of humankind is in fact love. “Love is a many splendored thing” as the line goes in a famous song. Love is like a building although sometimes romantic love may feel more like a house of cards. The reason I see love as a building is that there are…
Each of us is given many talents and gifts. I believe it is important for us to know our gifts, use them and cultivate them. There are two purposes for doing it. The first reason to know, use and cultivate your gifts is that it will enrich your life. We all have purpose filled lives.…
You’ve got the whole wide world in your hands. The world of choices. It is amazing how a small green planet surrounded in an atmosphere reflecting the big blue oceans can hold so much promise for so many. There are almost seven billion of us exercising hundreds of choices each day. Who to love? How…
I have a predilection to answer “yes” when I am asked to do anything and it has lead to some of the most interesting and rewarding times of my life. You might say I have put faith in the power of yes. When I met my now husband Pedro in Cuba and he asked if…
Symbols are so important to our expression. The symbol of the heart really means kinder, gentler thoughts but we choose to instead relate more to the faster beating heart experience of when we are in romantic love. That works well for romance but a lot of our daily loving is for people other than our significant…
Today is going to be an excellent day. Nothing more is required to be done. The day is already underway and was created for our own personal enjoyment. Now all we need do is to choose enjoyment. Look at the woman in this photo. I love it. If I were walking along the beach and…
The dragonfly is considered to have evolved some 300 million years ago. Its incredible ability to hover, fly sideways, upwards and instantly change direction are a result of its incredible body form and structure. But its structure or form, no different than our own evolved, from an idea into a reality. It is involution (an…
The best things in life are free. To be free we need to have calm in our lives. When we are calm we are gentle with ourselves and others. Everything I think, say and do is always a reflection of me, never of another. When I find myself the most aggravated by others is when…
Sometimes we need a guiding light (regardless of whether there is a tunnel or not). A beacon is available to each and everyone of us and works day or night. All we must do is turn our attention to it. Each and every day offers us the opportunity of making new choices and yet the…