I had a life-changing experience in Hawaii recently when a whale visited me and my friends while kayaking. This majestic being was coherent, aware of us, and enjoying our company as much as we were enjoying hers. We put our snorkeling masks on and jumped in the water. We could Read more…
All of us have had to reconcile when things didn’t go our way and sometimes that is more important than getting what we originally wanted. Somewhere in our past as children we learned that crying or pouting might just get us that candy bar in the store from Mom. The Read more…
I have been derailed all day unexpectedly. I heard the rumors flying for weeks and actually never really thought it would stir such deep feelings. Today the 50th Anniversary Show has been announced for the Grateful Dead with Trey Anastasio to play lead guitar at Soldier Field this July in Chicago. The Read more…
There is something magical that occurs in the Sonoran Desert when all of the savage, piercing, desperate forms of plant life decide to procreate. In the spring and summer monsoon seasons, this normally drab environment suddenly bursts forth with life, revealing the most vibrant, waxy, durable blooms you have ever seen. Read more…
What we do to water, we do to ourselves and to all of life. It is the most simple and essential element of our existence, yet so easy to forget its importance. We must give ourselves the opportunity to fully connect with it, appreciate it, feel it within us and Read more…
You know the guy or girl? The one whose heart is in the right place, but who is totally negative and unapproachable, screaming at their friends about the dying reality being transmitted through their television. Maybe it’s your parents, upset with the corrupted global banking system that is depleting the Read more…