Setting: Ticino, Switzerland at the vineyard (merlot country) – late morning.Back story:  Anja Fiedler had explained how to tend the grape vines, and we had assigned ourselves this one section of about 500 plants. In the most idyllic scene imaginable, under the warm sun, I was carefully threading the tops of the vines between the... Learn More

Robyn Williams instigated these thoughts. Thank you, Robyn. There are times when change is exponential … as in the 60s, mid-80s, when there was a shift in consciousness. In the 60s it was about a cultural revolution against the 'establishment' (antidisestablishmentarianism, if I remember the buzz word correctly). The outward expression of that rebellion was... Learn More

The other day, I wrote on FaceBook, "I can't wait for Monday." And later I heard myself say, "I can't wait till I see you (in 10 days, when I arrive in Spain). I can't wait. That's such a consistent theme in my life – waiting for the future to get here. It's not like... Learn More

The ego will object strenuously to the whole notion of asking for forgiveness, citing the loss of face/power/rightness/superiority and the fear of being exposed as less than/weak/bad. Then there is the fear that what I have assumed was right(eous), really isn't … which calls into question my whole life. What else am I believing is... Learn More

I feel unclean when I have resentment. My jaw clenches, my torso is tight, and I just feel mean – meanspirited, mean-bodied. And when I say spiteful things, I can sometimes actually taste the bitterness at the back of my tongue. That's the first part – catching the symptomology of resentment, feeling spiritually tainted, being... Learn More