I really never thought my mother would die. She was a mystic who always seemed to have one foot planted in another realm. And for that reason, never really seemed earthbound enough to need to transcend this realm. But she did. And it’s still kind of shocking to my system to think that she is [...]
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My mother’s passing
Posted March 25th, 2010 by admin. Comment (0).
The pleasure button.
Posted February 19th, 2010 by admin. Comment (0).
I have found the pleasure button and it’s name is the Other. There really is nothing which gives me as much joy, as much deep pleasure, as doing something for someone else. Someone I know. And sometimes, someone I don’t know.
And I’m not alone. In the U.S., we give about 2.5.% of our income to [...]
Why Me?
Posted January 21st, 2010 by admin. Comment (0).
Sickness, trauma, death, destruction, devastation. They happen. And that sucks. I just don’t think the right question to ask is “why me?” In some ways, these most personal tragedies aren’t really personal. They are part of the cycle of life. Devastating things can happen to anyone. Earthquakes can happen anywhere.
We are vulnerable. If we [...]
It’s not fair.
Posted January 5th, 2010 by admin. Comment (0).
Is life really supposed to be fair? Why do we have that expectation? Somewhere along the way I’m afraid that we get stuck in that childhood thought — “life is supposed to be fair” and it’s so disappointing to find out that what may be our rule, is not actually life’s rule.
If we accept that [...]
A death in the family.
Posted December 18th, 2009 by admin. Comment (0).
I officiated at my uncle’s funeral this week. He was not a particularly popular guy. In fact, he really seemed to enjoy making it hard for people to get to know and to love him. He had a real need to reject others before they had the opportunity to reject him.
From where I sit, it was [...]
Swing dancing
Posted December 16th, 2009 by admin. Comment (1).
My 18-year-old son dressed himself up in his finest suit and took himself to a free swing dance lesson. It was an act of courage. Especially for the somewhat shy guy he is.
And it reminded me about how much we really need to step out to step into our lives.
To do that requires a sure [...]
Did your prayer work?
Posted December 8th, 2009 by admin. Comment (1).
If you’re reading this you may be one of the close to 1,000 people who prayed for me at the very exact time my surgery started, 1 p.m. on November 4th.
I’ve heard about the praying. I overheard people asking each other, “Where were you when you prayed for Miki?” And the stories have been told. [...]
The second wretching
Posted December 7th, 2009 by admin. Comment (0).
I’ve been here before. I remember it well. I had my business for 20 years and within three months it was gone. Wretched from my hands. I needed to breakdown the bookshelves myself, pack up every paper, and figure out how to keep going. I remember waking up one morning, thinking, “This was just a [...]
A flash of happiness
Posted December 6th, 2009 by admin. Comment (1).
I don’t believe we can “be” happy. It is not a state of being. I just don’t believe it’s a standard for us to set, rely on, believe in. Even in our own American legacy, it is not happiness we are guaranteed, but the pursuit of it.
You can keep charging after happiness as long [...]
There are no prayers
Posted November 22nd, 2009 by admin. Comments (4).
There are no prayers one can offer to those who love you when you are sick.
The internal resources of courage, strength and the perennial knowledge of being held in the light, by the Divine essence, embraced by the wings of Archangel Michael all ready, willing and able to take up the cause, the combat, the [...]