Somewhere this past fall (2011) I came across some more wonderful words of wisdom. They were attributed to Charlie Chaplin on his 70th birthday and entitled - As I Began to Love Myself.
A little research showed that perhaps this was not true. And a quote site about Charlie Caplin said, “Actually, a re-translantion (from [...]

I found the pondering of a fellow attendant at Byron Katie’s School for The Work (Oct. 2010) provocative. His question and my thoughts follow:
The fellow attendant (Antony Lehmann) wondered, “I would very much appreciate any comments that might help me clarify how humility is the opposite of subservience. Katie says this in ‘I need [...]

I have noticed that a lot of coaches promise, as part of their service, to hold their clients accountable. I wonder, is this even possible? I believe that a coach can’t make me accountable. I believe that accountability is an inner event.
It is true that we humans often find it easier to keep our commitments [...]

The Canadian Culture of Peace Program’s article “Drafting a Protocol To Guide Our Conversions and Relationships” is a very interesting read and includes a reference list worth checking out.
It seems to me that a culture of peace could inform us on how to approach change. A culture of peace could inform our everyday [...]

Wow! What he said. Dewitt Jones, photographer for the National Geographic has a wonderful view of the world delivered in this video “Celebrate what’s right with the world.”
Probably the best 22 minutes of my 2010. The rest of my 523,440 minutes this year will be spent practicing to “trust my own values and vision to [...]

Wow, can’t believe it is almost a year since I posted the little poem, Words of Wisdom. Yet here we are.
A couple more verses have risen up:
Labels, labels everywhere,
these judgements take their toll,
Still the light of love shines through,
Cause none can hold a soul.
(”October 13, 2009″)

What or who am I judging? What if I [...]

What’s love got to do with it? With me? With my life? With my joy or success? With my sadness or loss?
Maybe love has a lot to do with it. ‘Loving it like it is’ - is a process of acceptance. Acceptance is not a process of non-action, rather a process of centered, grace-guided action. [...]

This film was passed to me by Dena, of Reconnect Coaching.
ONE The Movie is an amateur film documentary made in 2002, that explores the concept that, ‘we are all one.’ What it lacks in glitz and box-office marketability it makes up for in truth, heart and authenticity. It is perhaps more about the film-makers’ journey, [...]

I am amazed at how even a very little quiet time, and communing with others’ work can inspire creativity in me.
Below is the short poem that came to me in the shower after trolling through We’Moon ‘09, Gaia Rhythms for Womyn,
a publication by Mother Tongue Ink. This was a lovely Christmas present from a [...]

We have been taught and encouraged all our lives to strive, to reach our potential beyond where we are now, to be the best we can be, to do more, to be more, to be less - to essentially be different than what we are.
There in, to my mind, lies the seed of our [...]