“I have heard it said that… at the intersection of existence, awareness, and bliss, all divisions will disappear… I look forward to that state.” Kumud Ajmani, a good friend and moderator of a Sunday morning group called Spirit Chat for the past 12 years, offered that up to the group last Sunday. It is
This weekend the U,S, is celebrating Labor Day, which began on Tuesday, September 5, 1882 in New York City in accordance with the plans of the Central Labor Union. It became a national holiday in 1884 under President Grover Cleveland recognizing the American labor movement and the works and contributions of laborers in the development
(Spoiler alert: This post is compiled from previous, similar ones written for this celebration) Wednesday, June 21, marks this annual event known as Solstice, Summer in the northern hemisphere, Winter in the southern hemisphere. Literally, it’s the moment when the “sun stands still” before it starts back in the other direction and for those
I heard a friend use the phrase “internal relevance” and I realized it as something I had not thought much about, at least not consciously. The person using the phrase was in search of “internal relevance” as a way of being in the world that was authentic. He was tired of trying to be someone
It is a sunny afternoon and I walk into the woods, toward one of my favorite spots, and look for my sitting log on the west bank of the Santa Cruz River. As I go deeper into the woods, I think about “forest bathing” and how I might practice that today, immersing myself in the
I am indebted to Tina Welling and “Writing Wild: Forming a Creative Partnership With Nature” for inspiring this piece, celebrating the official arrival of Spring, 2023. One of my favorite walks is along the Anza Trail, not far from our house in southern Arizona.This historical trail has its origins in Alamos, Mexico on October
