Articles to Inspire
Sustaining positive change
This time of the year is when most of us vow to change something in our life. We take life-affirming resolutions, we claim ownership of a better future… We really mean it. This is it! We will exercise 3 times a week, we will save money every month, we will spend less on junk, we
In the face of darkness
What a better time of the year than now, at the threshold of Winter, sliding toward a long series of holidays, celebrations, rituals, gatherings, to explore inner realms… The days shorten and our gregariousness increases, as we prepare for shared time, offerings, cozy evenings and reassuring warmth. There is that primal need for fire and
Fluffing the nest
This is a beautiful time of the year, turning season and shifting gears while Nature gives us a riot of colors and a cornucopia of Autumnal foods. Summer is definitely behind us as we look forward to more time indoors. Our homes get more attention and it’s a nice time to fluff our nest before
Honoring Uniqueness
We are all pioneers of our uncharted becoming. Being a spiritual being incarnated in this human body permits us to experience diversity, separation and growth. It also permits us to bring our very own light into the world, our very own voice, our own strength, our own particular and unrepeatable set of skills. I believe
Beauty unlimited
It’s hard wired in me, this need for observation, contemplation, and this acute perception of the world around me. It comes with awe, with glee, with reverence, increasingly with each passing year. Beauty, beauty everywhere… The simplest things in our daily life are holding so much beauty in them, it is astonishing for who wants
Blue spot hunter
I have to tell you, I am a Blue Spot Hunter… In all there is, all that happens, all that becomes, exists a spark, a hope, a goodness of some kind, no matter what. In the darkest moments, a seed of pure light, embedded, awaits our seeking. This simple awareness can make the difference between
Of true independence
Independence Day…This is one of the most celebrated holidays in USA. People of all ages and all walks of life mingle in the streets all over the States to celebrate what started by becoming free from the British tutelage and has evolved in a popular day of drinking, barbecuing and boasting… I have to admit
The Art of being here
Simplicity, clarity and mindfulness when applied deliberately in one’s daily life, make for a quality of presence in the moment that illuminates and deepens my experience of being in remarkable ways. I keep forgetting, and reminding myself this. Actually painting can not occur if I don’t remember to be fully present in a non-obstructive way…
The tricky art of relationing
Relationning: the position, association, connection, or status of one person or thing with regard to another or others While traveling abroad, I had an interesting conversation with a friend of mine, someone I always enjoy verbally jousting with and whose point of view I always appreciate. It was precisely about relationships. Our views differed. The