Looking for America
Let us be lovers We’ll marry our fortunes together.. And (we) walked off To look for America — from “America” – Paul Simon On September 18, 2021, my husband Steve and I loaded up our Prius and its new roof … Continue reading →
Tag Archives: active consciousness
What Is Liberation?
It seems like everyone these days is thinking about liberty. Here in the US, people were feeling so much freer after various COVID restrictions were removed in June and July. Now the clamps are coming down again, with all the … Continue reading →
Something Is Definitely Not As It Seems
It’s been a while since I’ve written, mostly because I’ve been rather flummoxed over the past few months and didn’t know what to say. Doesn’t it seem like we’re all living in some kind of strange dream? I feel like … Continue reading →
The Power of Uncertainty
If there’s one thing that COVID-times have brought us, it’s uncertainty. We wake up each morning wondering what unexpected changes are coming our way. Will there be work, will there be school, will there be money? Will we or our … Continue reading →
How Much Is Too Much?
How much is too much? That seems to be a question that keeps coming up these days, in one form or another. How much surveillance is too much surveillance? How much money is too much money? How many immigrants are … Continue reading →
When Will This All End?
We are all asking ourselves that question right about now! In the first couple of months of our “COVID Adventure,” it seemed a bit exciting and even interesting. Of course, there was suffering too, but we all felt engaged in … Continue reading →
Our Purple Future
If you have read my book Active Consciousness or have become familiar with my writing in general, then you know that having a vision of the future is what brings it into being. Toward that end, here is the bright … Continue reading →
Get Current
My teacher Gary Sherman often tells his students to “get current.” He means that, periodically, we all need to take stock of our lives and readjust to what is. That might mean looking through your clothes closet and donating items … Continue reading →
Breathe
As above, so below. As below, so above. The Earth is going through an unprecedented moment. We are all going through the same thing. Every person. Every plant. Every animal. Every cloud. Every river, lake, and ocean. The nature of … Continue reading →
Ponder These Questions
The entire world is settling into a new reality, at least for a while. One natural response is fear and anxiety. Another is anger and frustration. Both responses aren’t very productive though, because they not only create suffering, but also … Continue reading →