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Risking It All To Live Authentically

I made a commitment to a close friend that I will write a new post to my blog each week at least for a while to share my truth, to express my heart, and to serve the greater good. I was immersed and inspired during the recent Revelation Conference hosted by Agape, with a variety [...]

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Love Is In The Air!

(originally posted February 14, 2011) HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY! How are you loving today?  Enjoying the love of a romantic partner, of your family, of your friends, of your co-workers? Of yourself? Before I get to the heart (sic) of this note, here’s a touch of historic context. Despite the overly produced Hallmark tone of Valentine’s [...]

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EGO – Need It, Use It Or Be Used By It. The Care And Feeding Of Your Ego.

The ego is a funny thing. For many it is what defines them (USED BY IT), and they daren’t venture beyond its confines. For others, it is like a cage they are trapped in. For still others, it is all that is. And for yet others, it feels like the controller of who they are [...]

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44 in 18*: Adventures in House-Sitting. Lesson 7: Service

“I can’t afford to.” “I don’t have time.” “I am too busy.” “It’s not my thing.” If you have said any of these before (and I have too), get a clue! “I don’t know what your destiny will be, but one thing I do know: the only ones among you who will be really happy are [...]

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41 in 16*: Adventures in House-Sitting. Lesson 6: Freedom

had originally intended to write about a different lesson at this point in the journey. Even though I had written quite a lot, it wasn’t coming together and feeling ready to share. I sat with that for a few days, and during a time of contemplation and reflection, the word freedom loomed large in my awareness (!), [...]

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37 into 15: Adventures in House-Sitting. Lesson 2: Humility

Humility means different things to different people. For some, it means weakness or being less than. For others it has connotations of shame or chagrin. For still others it means emptying out and being unattached. My own interpretation of humility is closer to the latter – I describe it as releasing of the ego in [...]

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37 into 15: Adventures in House-Sitting. Lesson 1: Initiation

Saying there was a little trepidation as I took what was one HUGE leap of faith is about as accurate as calling the weather in Los Angeles slightly sunny! To give up where I was living and choose to house-sit and couch surf, what was I thinking? Looking back, I recognize that I had absolutely no idea [...]

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Insanity

Insanity is a strong word, isn’t it? Do you know someone you believe is insane? How do you feel about them? Does insanity mean something bad to you, something negative or something that is unsanitary or unpleasant? For the focus of this blog post, let’s take insanity out of the clinical and psychiatric and place it into [...]

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3 Massive Mistakes That Create A Crappy Relationship, Where The Sex Sucks, And Relaxing As You Is Impossible.

Did that title grab your attention? Glad to hear it! It is my hope that you may pick up some useful tips that will make your relationships a whole lot more passionate, entertaining, rewarding, and rich. This article is aimed at the monogamous straight relationship folks, so I am using masculine, warrior and men interchangeably [...]

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