A Mindful Life

Over, under, through– water reflects human toil as night settles in. ephotograph.com

Mortal love is but the licking of honey from thorns. –Anonymous woman at the court of Eleanor of Aquitaine, (1198), in Helen Lawrenson, Whistling Girl (1978) One must desire something, to be alive; perhaps absolute satisfaction is only another name for Death. –Margaret Deland, Florida Days (1889) Sex itself must always, it seems to me, [...]

“The Color of Purity” Inside myself I breathe the fragrance of the Friend. In the garden last night an urge ran through my head; a sun shone out of my eyes; an inner river began to flow. Lips became laughing roses without the thorns of existence, safe from the sword of decay. The trees and [...]

All the way to heaven is heaven. –St. Catherine of Siena

The question of life purpose is a frequent topic on this blog and in my life. It’s also a topic central to religion, philosophy, and existential psychology. Today a guest blogger, Cicada, provides a review of a book that attempts to shed light on the subject. What Should I Do with My Life? (The True [...]

I’ve been reading the books that perch on my bookcase and thus my brain is full; I cannot write for you Forgive me I need a day off to breathe and to live *With gratitude for and acknowledgement of William Carlos Williams for this poem — one of my favorites.

I was introduced to the concept of attitudinal healing in graduate school. One of my professors brought a copy of To See Differently to class. I began to peruse it and became intrigued by the principles and exercises. Attitudinal healing positions itself as a way of being that heals the mind and facilitates this healing [...]

The Indigenous Women’s Network will host their First Annual Alma de Mujer Spring Festival. The event is scheduled for Saturday, March 20, 2004 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The suggested donation is $5, though children, elders, and single mothers may attend for free. There will be organic plants for sale, food, music, games for [...]

American soprano opera singer Deborah Voigt has been denied the opportunity to sing at the Royal Opera House at Covent Garden in London, because she does not fit the casting director’s vision of the character and cannot “fit into the little black cocktail dress chosen for the character.” The reason? … as audiences are graying, [...]

The other day I met with a friend for tea, and discussion meandered to the topics of personal growth and journaling. She hadn’t journaled in a long time and wanted to start again. We tossed around ideas about how to creatively tap into and inspire ourselves in places we feel stuck. I mentioned to her [...]