nothing is personal, perfect or permanent
Change is constant. Nothing, absolutely nothing, lasts forever. This is something I have really become familiar with in this life, and yet, every time something ends, I am struck – yet again! – with surprise and grief and wondering. How could I have made it last? What failure on my part led to this end? Or, worse, WHO is to blame for this? Blaming others simply leads me to feel like I am a helpless [...]
Guest House
This being human is a guest house. Every morning a new arrival. A joy, a depression, a meanness, some momentary awareness comes as an unexpected visitor. Welcome and entertain them all! Even if they’re a crowd of sorrows, who violently sweep your house empty of its furniture, still, treat each guest honorably. He may be clearing you out for some new delight. The dark thought, the shame, the malice, meet them at [...]
Shine On & On & On & On…
Ahhhhh. Another Yoga Jam in the books! This year’s attendance was bigger than ever, we filled up our main car camping area and started filling up the secondary areas! Primitive campers were nestled in the fields and surrounding forests, and we sold out of our RV slots! Wonderful teachers, performers, healers, and artists of all types converged once again for a magical experience of movement, music & magic. I am still wondering how it all [...]
