I am a woman who loves inspiration. I also love words and writing. I actively seek out ideas, experiences, images, and others people’s reflections that inspire me to live a more enriched, meaningful, and compelling life. Conversely, this has made me more receptive to noticing or being moved by that which enlivens me. This process…
“Desire is a spiritual/emotional impulse that inspires us to move to something greater, to embrace change. If we do not desire anything, the senses shut down. We lose our aliveness. We have no impetus to move forward. The object of desire may not be necessary but the feeling of desire is the soul’s longing to…
What is a Daemon? (pronounced “day-mon”) The concept of daemon comes from Greek mythology and was considered to be a supernatural presence whose nature is intermediate between that of a godly force and that of a human being. There is a long and rich history that has perpetuated the idea that a daemon accompanies every…
“How Did It Get So Late So Soon?” Dr. Seuss “There’s not enough time. Don’t waste time. Where has the time gone? Living on borrowed time. Only a question of time. Stuck in a time warp. A race against time. Ahead of time.” The idioms about time are endless! But what is time actually? The…
“If You Want a Happy Ending That Depends, of Course, on Where You Stop Your Story” Orson Welles We all want happy endings. We are conditioned to believe happy endings are possible, especially in the United States where happy endings are synonymous with the American dream. Per Wikipedia, “The American Dream is rooted in the…
“When we live without listening to the timing of things, when we live and work in twenty-four-hour shifts without rest – we are on war time, mobilized for battle. Yes, we are strong and capable people, we can work without stopping, faster and faster, electric lights making artificial day so the whole machine can labor…
“To be fully alive, fully human, and completely awake is to be continually thrown out of the nest” Chodron, American Tibetan Buddhist Nun These are the words from Chodron’s book When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times. She writes about how her own psyche and soul intersect on her journey of learning to…
“Life is difficult. This is a great truth, one of the greatest truths. It is a great truth because once we truly see this truth, we transcend it.” Scott Peck The above is a quote from M. Scott Peck, American psychiatrist and best-selling author of the 1978 bestseller The Road Less Traveled: A New Psychology…