Divine Connecting Breath first appeared as a series of images to me when I was in session with a man who was suffering from advanced stage testicular cancer. He was pursing a “magic bullet” cure and on this day in early 2009, he was exhausted when he sat down for his session with me. As […]
During my evening walk this past Saturday, I listened to a song I hadn’t heard in a long time. It opened up so much within me, I had to put the same song on my stereo and listen to it repeatedly when I got home. I was reminded of when I first heard the song […]
Yesterday was the 9th anniversary of when I first completely surrendered my life to the Divine. I’m saying when I first, because it’s a daily, hourly, and minute by minute practice. I thought I’d have a lot to say about this, but I’m finding I don’t. It’s reminding me how much I love to sit […]
In 2005 when I was working as a mortgage lender, a book came out that made all the rounds in the business development and coaching groups I belonged to at the time. It was called Blue Ocean Strategy (W. Chan Kim & Renee Mauborgne – Harvard Business School Press). It was about doing business in […]
What is the core spiritual message of your life? My life’s message: with soul embodiment comes a deeper experience of the Divine within. What is yours? ** I’ve long had a sense that along with many other people from around the world, we form a spiritual community. It’s not modeled after any other spiritual community. […]
I grew up in Grinnell, Iowa (first through sixth grade). We moved there for my dad’s first teaching job after he received his PhD from the University of Michigan. In many ways it was an idyllic childhood in a small midwestern community. Long summer days were largely focused on the community pool. At the time […]
As a white cisgender man in America, I have been the beneficiary of the dynamic that is once again front and center because George Floyd was murdered by the police while handcuffed in Minneapolis, Minnesota. His death is not an isolated incident. Even in the most progressive enclaves of society, racism exists because it is […]
When possible, the manner and focus of inquiry determine what follows. If on why some seeds don’t germinate, an answer will follow. Wondering why some flowers don’t bloom as intended, the answer will follow. If engaged with all aspects of the garden as a love note and unconditional support from God, there is only love. […]
Last week my oldest daughter Emma was struggling with the realization that the sparkle of future promises was an illusion, saying: “The whole point of high school was supposed to by my senior year, and then the last month or two before graduation, then graduation, then summer, and then college. But nothing has changed. It […]
Sometimes integration is initiated by a meltdown. When it is, it’s a sure sign that it’s time to pay attention to whatever has been ignored. That’s what’s been going on for me in the last couple of weeks, and I didn’t fully realize it until yesterday. The catalyst for this opportunity to integrate more fully […]