emotions

Coyote and the Road Runners

February 28, 2011

This is the coyote.  He’s been hanging around the farm for a few weeks now.  I think he is beautiful and magical.  There is a way in which I feel honored to have him around. These are the roadrunners.  Max, the one-eyed, elderly Rottweiler, and Pedro, the 18 lb, 2 year old Jackahuahua. The first [...]

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Silly Mind

February 10, 2011

You know that speech I was rehearsing the other night that was keeping me awake?  Well, I didn’t have to give it, and all resolved as I hoped—easily and quickly.  In fact, it was so easy that I began to question the resolution!  Silly mind. It occurred to me that on some level I want [...]

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An Investigation into a Story Line

January 26, 2011

I awake and hear myself say, “I don’t feel good.”  A story line.  Easily said, easily latched onto.  What does it mean that I don’t feel good?  It could mean a thousand different things on any given day.  I must inquire into this story line—flesh it out.  What do I witness? There is burning in [...]

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Trembling of a Leaf

December 9, 2010

“Never say there is nothing beautiful in the world anymore. There is always something to make you wonder in the shape of a tree, the trembling of a leaf.” Albert Schweitzer All the leaves have fallen now–mostly.  Temperatures plummet.  Winter arrives with no announcement.  December.  The ending of a decade. My emotions have had a [...]

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Unfolding from Hiding

August 5, 2010

From time to time, I’m concerned that I don’t give an accurate account of who I am in these blog posts.  I suppose it’s easier to write about the ways in which I have overcome, triumphed, and expanded than it is to write about my shortcomings and struggles.  There is a part of me that [...]

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Strength in Vulnerability

June 24, 2010

I see a vulnerability and tenderness in this damselfly.  I cannot imagine how it survives for even a day.  It seems to me that the wind, alone, would tumble her to her death at first gust.  Yet this little creature flits about with all the confidence and strength of a Goliath, and the courage and [...]

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The Illusion of Separateness

June 2, 2010

Sometimes I erect rusty old barriers to separate myself from others, or from what I really want or who I actually am.  I suppose I do this in some vain attempt to protect myself.  Maybe I do it because of some faulty thinking:  I’m not good enough, smart enough, powerful enough.  I’m too powerful, different, [...]

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Intent on Life

May 21, 2010

It’s that time of year.  Babies everywhere.  Innocence, birth, new life, beginnings, renewal.  Such wonderful words.  I want to take in the essence of thos words.  I want to feel them deep inside.  I want to savor the beauty of these moments. I’m tired…really tired.  I feel a tad off balance.   We’ve been in [...]

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Can’t We All Just Get Along?

April 27, 2010

Yesterday I shared a story about a pigeon and a goat who have found a way to coexist.  I asked how we humans could stop the bickering and learn to connect.  Today, I’d like to share with you some of the ideas that have evolved for me.  Your ideas may be quite different, and I [...]

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