When I first heard of “One Billion Rising”, I had just returned from my annual southwest retreat and was gearing up for a long, slow winter of writing. A friend in Toronto said, “Have you seen this?” and I was immediately afire. One billion...
This morning I awaken feeling the consciousness of others in my country, maybe the world, mourning over the loss of innocent children, killed at the hands of a mentally ill gunman. I’m thinking about the sacrifice of these innocent children to bring the dark horror of...
As I write this, the three guys I live with are playing football on the other side of the floor-length living room windows. It is a hot, muggy Florida evening, my husband and two boys are enjoying some guy time, and my oldest son is going to college in three days....
Just saw a wonderful movie last night called “Bliss”…it’s a film about a marriage on the rocks and the willingness to do extraordinary things by surrendering to the power of love. It’s a tale about a woman who is unable to experience...
“When the heart opens, we see others, we feel the heart of others.” -Chogyam Trungpa, Rinpoche, from Shambala, The Sacred Path of the Warrior I had the good fortune to be asked to lead a workshop at the PeaceJam Southeast Conference at Florida State University last...
