Archive for July, 2011

A Better View of the Sky

Jul 01, 2011 No Comments

An experience as devastating as the earthquake and tsunami in Japan causes us all to wonder why and how such an event can occur. The loss of human life and damage to property poses many sobering questions to a person of compassion and conscience. It touches us at the deepest level and forces us to [...]

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The Clock Ticks

Jul 01, 2011 No Comments

Hummingbird… Come to me and spread your joy I am the nectar you crave I will bloom and become more Because of the love you share. It is always an honor for me to be brought to the bedside of the dying. Each beautiful soul prepared me so I could be present with my mother [...]

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Measure of Happiness

Jul 01, 2011 No Comments

By Linda Commito Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful. -Albert Schweitzer If you knew that your happiness could positively affect not only your friends and those around you, but their friends … and even friends of friends [...]

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Joy vs. Suffering: Relinquish expectations and find your joy!

Jul 01, 2011 No Comments

The motivation for all that we do comes down to wanting only one thing: JOY! All of our choices and actions are either moving toward joy or away from suffering. It’s hard to feel joy when you’re suffering and hard to suffer when you feel joy. One evening Joeel (my co-conspirator) and I were having [...]

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