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A Spiritual Path with Heart
Gayatri Devi was close to sixty when I met her in the 1970s. She was small,…
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Healing the Wounds Made Us Friends for Life
Last week, I came home from town to find Pat sitting on my back porch.…
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Let’s Talk about What Matters: What’s for Dinner?
Bowls of ripe San Marzano tomatoes flashed red alert on my back porch table. I tried…
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Active Imagination: Facing the Inner Critic
After moving to our land in 1972, I often walked the trail heading south through…
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10 Ways to Create Sacred Space Every Day
1. Silence: Begin your day with silence, even if only five minutes. Focus on this…
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Letting Go of Fear
I lie in darkness under warm blankets. Willow snoozes on her bed on the floor.…
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Gardening is a Spiritual Practice
We walked through a maze of flowered paths in Montreux, Switzerland. My husband Vic rolled a…
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A Gift of Love Delivered Long after His Death
My TEDx talk has over 50,000 viewers. The numbers keep growing. I'm glad it continues…
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Is There a Time Limit on Love?
A woman told me people seem uncomfortable when she mentions her dead husband. “My husband would have…
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How is a Buddhist Monk like a Butterfly?
I don’t grasp the subtleties of Buddhist philosophic teachings or understand the mechanics of flight,…