It is arduous. Much courage will be needed.

 The seed cannot know what is going to happen, the seed has never known the flower. And the seed cannot even believe that he has the potentiality to become a beautiful flower. Long is the journey, and it is always safer not to go on that journey because unknown is the path, nothing is guaranteed. Continue reading

His Kind of Odds

If you ask my next-door neighbor what he does for a living, he will tell you that he is a professional gambler involved in organized crime.  In truth, he is an insurance agent.  He has a healthy disrespect for his business, and extends that skeptical mode into his philosophy of life.  “We’re all gamblers,” says he, “every one of us.  And life is a continual crapshoot and poker game and horse race.”  Then he adds, “And I love the game!” Continue reading

what kind of pie are you….

A man shared the story of his grandmother, who, in her late seventies, was very ill.  “I was having so much trouble letting her go,” he explained.  “I finally got up the courage to say to her, ‘Nana, I don’t think I can let you go.’ I know that sounds selfish, but it’s what I felt. Continue reading

You have to see who you are and how you are…

You can’t make radical changes in the pattern of your life until you begin to see yourself exactly as you are now. As soon as you do that, changes will flow naturally. You don’t have to force anything, struggle, or obey rules dictated to you by some authority. It is automatic; you just change.  Continue reading

Love is the answer to everything. It’s the only reason to do anything….

medium_11a462c7a0ee23a814dea2deda529fadIn my later years I have looked in the mirror each day and found a happy person staring back.Occasionally I wonder why I can be so happy. The answer is that every day of my life I’ve worked only for myself and for the joy that comes from writing and creating. The image in my mirror is not optimistic, but the result of optimal behavior. Continue reading

While we all learn, we also all teach……

“ From the beginning to the end, life is a school, complete with individualized tests and challenges. Continue reading

It is a state of BEINGNESS the soul is after, not a state of doingness….

It is not nearly so important how well a message is received as how well it is sent. You cannot take responsibility for how well another accepts your truth; you can only ensure how well it is communicated. Continue reading

Give yourself permission to two-step, march, waltz, or boogie to your own beat….

Henry David Thoreau said, “If a man loses pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured, or far away.” Continue reading

Being the Real You!

You may grieve sincerely, Arjuna but it is without cause. Your words may seem wise, but the truly wise one grieves neither for the living nor dead! Let me explain. Continue reading