Showing Up as Love
Showing Up as Love The lovely feeling of coming home after a long absence is one that most of us are familiar with. Assuming you find your home to be a safe haven where you’re completely comfortable when you come home, there’s a wonderful feeling of settling down, of coming back to yourself. Coming home […]
Is Well-being Created, or Revealed?
Is Well-being Created, or Revealed? I was reading an article about a choral group in Los Angeles. The director of the group was talking about how difficult, at the start of the pandemic, it had been for the singers in his group not to be able to get together and sing. As he talked about […]
The Future that Never Arrives
The Future that Never Arrives I’ve found myself thinking about perfectionism and the powerful spell it can cast over those of us who engage in it. A phrase came into my head that sums up the cost of perfectionism to the person held in its spell. Perfectionism is never about the present moment. It’s always about […]
Getting Over it, or Getting Past it?
Getting Over it, or Getting Past it? A client of mine is in the middle of what could be called a crisis. On multiple levels, the world they thought they lived in has come apart. Their job, marriage, and sense of being at home in themself and the world have all exploded. They’re in crisis […]
Reacting from Fear, or Responding with Love?
Reacting from Fear, or Responding with Love? There’s no shortage of horrifying events going on around us. This seems to be particularly true lately, with a brutal, needless war raging in Ukraine, and mass shootings happening with discouraging regularity. As I see these things happening, one after another, at times I find myself feeling overwhelmed. […]
What I Know About Love
What I Know About Love Today is my birthday, and I’ve been reflecting on what I know for sure about love. In the 71 years I’ve been roaming the planet, I’ve often been a slow learner, and some of what I’ll share took me decades to realize, but I’m grateful to have learned it. What […]