Reverence For Nature EARTH, WATER, FIRE, AIR—the four life-creating and life-sustaining gifts of nature, and they are free—no prescription needed. When we live our lives

Encounters On The Road Of Life In the 1970s my husband and I used to drive to Mammoth Lakes, California at every opportunity we could

A Prayer For The New Year I remember many years ago, while on the farm with my grandparents, there was a devastating tornado that was

Yuletide, Christmastide Have you ever wondered why we sing of the Twelve Days of Christmas in an old and well known Christmas carol? Or the

Tidbits Of Life “Let your life lightly dance on the edges of time like dew on the tip of a leaf.” — Rabindranath Tagore When

Mystery, Yes I am sharing a story with you today not only because it is interesting, but also because it provides us with one more

Self Loving Kindness Have you ever considered taking an inventory of the unkind or unloving thoughts you have about yourself? As some of you have

All Life Is Precious “What is life? It is the flash of a firefly in the night. It is the breath of a buffalo in

From the Heart Steven Petrow writes in his book: Stupid Things I Won’t Do When I Get Old – “Sending missives into the future, telling

Transcending Separations As humans, we don’t always agree with each other and that is the natural order of things. We are not here to convince

Magical Muscle Molecules of Hope What are the magical muscle molecules of hope?  Relatively new discoveries show that movement of the body allows the muscles

How Do You Want To Be Remembered? Many years ago, when I was 19 or 20 and had been living in Denver, I made a

Being In Awe An article in the New York Times speaks of the health benefits of AWE. The focus is on psychologist Dr. Dacher Keltner

A Time For Reflections Time passes and on the 12-month cycle of one year, we have once again reached the end — of a year

Tucked Inside When my sister and I were growing up on our grandmother’s farm in Missouri, the winters could be daunting. Not only cold, but

When the heart is at ease, the body is healthy. Chinese Proverb The Joy of Kindness They say kindness is its own reward. And it’s

The Magic of Water The importance of water to our health and well-being cannot begin to be explained in a few words such as this

Happiness We have all been asked at some time in our lives, “What truly makes you happy?” Seems like a simple question and, to many,

Life is Beautiful… “What would be there if this thought isn’t here?” —Gangaji That is if we let it be so. In these times of

Bottle Babies When my husband and I moved here some 30+ years ago, neighbors were few and far between. Now, not only this area (El