Luette Arrowsmith and I were talking the other day. She was telling me how much she wanted to go to Way of a (Spiritual) Warrior (WOW) in South Africa, this April; and how nothing was really working for her to get there. Everything she has tried so far has had big fanfare, with little result.... Learn More

I started this post as a completion of the "fallow" postings, and then got carried away by other things, so here is my last piece, at least for now, about fallow time. My current thinking is that fallow time is just as important as productive time. It's a time for being internally receptive, allowing –... Learn More

The last post got me thinking about possibility. When I'm focused on making something happen (or ensuring it does not happen), I lose my peripheral vision – my ability to see possibilities that do not exist within my focused perspective. For instance the time I was totally focused on saving the supplies in the canoe,... Learn More

Louise Smith and I were chatting the other day about the desire for predictability, which obviates curiosity/fascination. What a cost that is! I've been chewing on that one ever since we un-skyped. Yes, I want predictable, stable income; and yet I ride the ups and downs of income as a self-employed person – for 32... Learn More

Chatting with Shelagh Brown today, I was reminded how times of the year can snare the psyche. She was in a post-Christmas slump and couldn't figure out why. (BTW, Christmas is a veritable hothouse for snaring psyches.) When we delved further, she realized that she puts herself on hold during the holidays, so that the... Learn More

The other day I was talking with my friend Bill Boothe about the necessity of getting a good support partner. I immediately felt swamped by sadness, which I quickly covered with anger. My outrage at God for 'taking' Sharon (Parish) bloomed again. I had thought I was through that, it's been a few years. Nope,... Learn More