From Farm to Table

I’m sure most of us here on the Garden Island of Kaua‘i have eaten fresh vegetables grown by local farmers, or even from our own gardens. There is nothing like a fresh garden vegetable salad. When we were in Italy, we experienced this even in restaurants. Nothing was imported—everything was fresh and locally grown, whether […]

To Begin or Not to Begin…

Let me take a little liberty with this famous quote from Shakespeare’s Hamlet. To begin, or not to begin: that is the question. Do we suffer the slings and arrows of procrastination, or do we decide, trust, and move forward? In Hamlet, Shakespeare shows a man trapped by indecision—to his own detriment. Life imitates art! Indecision […]

Observer or Participant?

I am reading a wonderful book Walking a Sacred Path by Dr. Lauren Artress, who brought the labyrinth to the United States in the 1990s. She writes about the difference between a tourist and a pilgrim, and I was deeply struck by this distinction. She says that tourists observe, while pilgrims participate. I believe I […]

The Labyrinth of Love

Anyone who knows me, knows I love the labyrinth. I have been walking labyrinths and facilitating walks since the time I was first introduced to the labyrinth in 1998. I love the labyrinth! For those of you who do not know what a labyrinth is, it is a walking meditation that is thousands of years […]