Free of Minutia/e

As I enter the 2nd day of our stay-cation here on the west end of the Island of Kaua`i, I am just landing. It has been a full time for us since June of 2022 and before. In fact, our life is always full and busy as Spiritual Directors of a growing Center. What am […]

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Say Grace!

When I was growing up in a Catholic home, it was mandatory and traditional to say what is called Grace before our meals. It went like this: Bless us, O Lord, and these Thy gifts, which we are about to receive from Thy bounty, through Christ our Lord. Amen. That prayer became rote and memorized […]

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The Voice

There is a Voice within us that is not just any voice. It is the Voice of our True Self. It is the Voice of what I call Intuition. It doesn’t just give us a hunch that we should do something. When we hear this Voice, we Know beyond any shadow of a doubt that […]

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Once Upon an Upgrade

And so, I have spent the last five days with my mentor and dear friend Dr. James Mellon. I’ve reconnected with many of my colleagues and friends and met new ones. I’ve been on a retreat in Joshua Tree, taught a workshop on my book “What Do I Need to KNOW?,” led a labyrinth walk […]

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S.C.A.M.

This blog is based on a message I gave at CSL Kaua`i on 10/30/22. As soon as we found out we were forced to move from our home after 4.5 years, we began to look for a new home to rent. There is a consciousness on Kaua`i that it is difficult to find a home […]

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Embracing the More

My father stood with a cup of coffee in his hand. He liked the kind with the cup and the saucer. I think it made him feel more affluent drinking from a cup like that. I know, for myself, when I want to feel a little closer to my dad and also feel a feeling […]

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Show Yourself!

“Show yourselfStep into your powerThrow yourself into something newYou are the one you’ve been waiting for all of your lifeShow yourself!” Music and lyrics by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez In the Disney film, Frozen, the character Elsa, finally meets her destiny. She no longer cares what anyone else thinks. She is ready to take […]

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To Yield

:”To Yield: to surrender or submit (oneself) to another… : to give up and cease resistance or contention…” The two above definitions reflect what I am feeling lately. I am being asked to yield. To whom? To Spirit. What exactly does this mean? Am I giving something up? Am if totally out of control? What does it […]

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Was It Really a SCAM?

Yesterday was an amazing day and one to remember in the opening up to receiving our new home. As soon as I had finished writing my blog (Oct. 17, 2022), a listing popped up on Craigslist. It was exactly what I had envisioned in a recent dream down to the detail. It looked perfect. I […]

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