How long will we tell our stories? Everyday, I hear stories of days gone by – of parents who treated us poorly, of ideas that we adopted about money and freedom because of something someone said when we were growing up, stories of abandonment that cause us to not be able to commit to love. […]

Read more "I Am a New Story"

I read this today from the Science of Mind: “Never look at that which you do not wish to experience.” Does this seem like an impossibility or not realistic? Does it seem like we are being asked to put our heads in the sand? Actually, just the opposite. What I believe is that we are […]

Read more "You are Perfect!"

I am transformed. It is true. This whole month has been about transformation at our Center for Spiritual Living and at our Sacred Journey. I am transformed. Do you know how I know? Because I have accepted it as so. I have allowed myself to tell myself that I am transformed and then to look […]

Read more "I am Transformed!"

What is Transformation? For me it is moving from one state of consciousness to another. It doesn’t happen automatically, although when it happens it might seem like a sudden miracle. We suddenly feel awake. We see the world and ourselves differently. Maybe that’s why Buddha said, “I am Awake” when he was asked who he […]

Read more "And Suddenly…"

Here I am! The 5th Annual Sacred Journey is over. I am poised here on my lanai writing to you and settling myself into the “what’s next.” However, before I do that, I have decided that I would take an appreciation day. I have decided to stay in appreciation today. I have decided to just […]

Read more "Take a Breath…Appreciate…Yourself"

As little kids, we used to use different shaped Jello molds to create little cubes of Jello and then, of course, enjoy eating them. We got to choose whether we wanted a butterfly mold, a heart or a star or a multitude of others. Did you know that we are doing this every day with […]

Read more "Thoughts, Things and the Spiritual Journey"

As we near the end of this Sacred Journey, many things come up for me. The most prevalent thing is that I am never in control of anyone’s experience. I offer myself and the Journey to those who come and they each receive it in their own way. Sometimes, it seems that something is expected […]

Read more "It’s Perfect?"

I feel such gratitude today for the opportunity we had to spend time with Sadasivanathaswami at the Hindu Temple. We do this pilgrimage to the Hindu Temple every year on our Sacred Journey. It is a testament to me of the Unity and oneness that we are. Our conversation and sharing with him brought to […]

Read more "Gratitude"

Last night I resurrected my memory play, Tomatoes on a Windowsill, that I performed over 11 years ago in the California area and New York. It was part of the Sacred Journey Program. Tomatoes on a Windowsill is about my Italian family, most prominently, about growing up under my dictatorial father. In the question and […]

Read more "A Memory Play"

There is only one place to be. It is the present moment. I got that totally on the day of the “Ballistic Missile False Alarm” here on Kaua’i. The present moment is the only place to be. I believe that staying in the present moment can be the most difficult thing for many of us; […]

Read more "There is only one place to be"