Waiting For A Guide

Waiting For A Guide

We all have a need for the support and guidance of others to reach our goals. This is especially true when one is considering making a big change in one’s life, perhaps a life change to realize a buried dream.

The Power of Listening

The Power of Listening

The Power of Listening, to others, to ourselves, to what is around us, to what is inside us, or even to silence.

Goals versus Expectations  How are these different?

Goals versus Expectations How are these different?

When one is considering making changes in one’s life, small or big ones, it becomes critical to know the difference between realistic goals and expectations in order to avoid the pitfall of thinking they are one and the same.

Remembering the First Call of a Buried Dream

Remembering the First Call of a Buried Dream

As I walked, a verse of the poem, Sea Fever, by John Masefield popped up in my mind.

“I must go down to the seas again, for the call of the running tide
Is a wild call and a clear call that may not be denied.”

Seeking The Invisible

Seeking The Invisible

Seeing with the eyes can, at best, give only a glimpse of life happening all around us. Invisibility in nature provides protection for living and nonliving things. Do we humans choose invisibility at times, perhaps burying dreams we had wanted to pursue in the past? Are we self-protecting or self-limiting when we do ?

My World Has Been Weary Waiting for The Sun to Return

My World Has Been Weary Waiting for The Sun to Return

For days I have wakened to the sound of down pouring rain, bad news for my exercise routine. My meditative walk has been out of the question, and as a result I have been missing its therapeutic calming effect. But today the sun has come back to cheer the world and me.

A Gift Today

A Gift Today

A beautiful panorama of ocean and sky greets my eyes. I see a fisherman, an older man, fishing in the traditional way with a net he throws. It is quite beautiful to watch; the movements are like a ballet.

A “Hoodie” Day

A “Hoodie” Day

The sky is overcast and the huge waves I see in the distance will come crashing onto the beach. A couple of motorcycle taxis pass me and the drivers are wearing their hooded sweatshirts; they feel cold. Having lived here for such a long time I feel the cold too.

Is It Time To Dig Up That Buried Dream?

Is It Time To Dig Up That Buried Dream?

At some point in our lives all of us had high hopes of something very different than what life presented us with, a story we wrote but tucked away when we were very young perhaps. And then one day the buried dream starts to haunt us once more and this time with an insistence we cannot ignore.

A Slightly Different Twist to The Practice of Gratitude

A Slightly Different Twist to The Practice of Gratitude

A familiar topic these days is the practice of gratitude. Feeling thankful for people and events in our lives and giving voice to those feelings can enhance our well-being. If we look around us there may be surprising benefits to expressing gratitude for inanimate objects.

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