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Sign, sign, everywhere a sign
Posted on December 18, 2018 52 Comments
“Closure is a perfectly good word for real estate and business deals, but it’s a terrible word in human relationships. Once you’ve become attached to somebody, love somebody, you cannot cut it off. It is part of your being. It’s a part of who you are.”–—Pauline Boss . Since writing E-Squared and hearing from so […]
My magical Taz: snapshots of a life of incomparable goodness, grace and gusto
Posted on October 29, 2018 206 Comments
‘There are certain things that happen to you as a human being that you cannot control or command, where you have to bow in the human humility that there’s something running through you that’s bigger than you.”—Elizabeth Gilbert As many of you have pointed out, there really are no words. My beautiful daughter, Tasman McKay […]
Fierce love, will travel
Posted on October 22, 2018 509 Comments
“In order to keep us going, it is enough to be grateful for the next breath, because it’s not to be taken for granted that I can take another breath.”–David Steindl-Rast Some 25 years ago, I was invited to a small gathering with a psychic who had flown into Connecticut from California. I went along, […]
Why I’m the luckiest person on the planet, Episode 87
Posted on August 2, 2018 28 Comments
“It’s not denial. I’m just selective about the reality I accept.”—Calvin & Hobbes So happy to be back here on the blog after an extraordinarily epic girlfriend’s road trip. For those who follow me on Facebook, you might have noticed I sang praises at a beautiful Buddhist stupa in the wilds of Colorado, visited an […]
Making goodness attractive again
Posted on July 9, 2018 24 Comments
“When I say it’s you I like, I’m talking about that part of you that knows that life is far more than anything you can ever see or hear or touch. That deep part of you that allows you to stand for those things without which humankind cannot survive. Love that conquers hate, peace that […]
If I had to pick just one
Posted on July 8, 2018 23 Comments
“It’s all about having a clean antenna.”—Pete Holmes As a travel writer, I get this question a lot. What’s your favorite country? Or city? Or destination in general? I have a couple pat answers. Either I answer with the country or city or destination I last visited—because, after all, that’s what lovers of travel do. […]
Protect what you value by giving it away
Posted on July 6, 2018 14 Comments
“Love is the only rational act.”– Mitch Albom The Course in Miracles turns every cultural paradigm on its head. ACIM 187 is a prime example. It tells us that if we really want to protect our assets (love, happiness, beauty, joy), we should give them away. In fact, the more freely we give away our […]
Words, schmerds! Shut up, tune in!
Posted on April 16, 2018 12 Comments
“The Ego and Love are never on the same kickball team.” – Debby Handrich This may seem like a strange proclamation for a writer to make. But words–no matter how flowery, no matter how poetic—can’t begin to explain love. Love is a frequency, an energetic frequency that literally changes everything in its wake. By trying […]
Why I love gratitude so much
Posted on March 31, 2018 21 Comments
“This idea that there is a problem . . . that’s the wild hair in the ass of humanity.”— Adyashanti If you’ve been hanging out at the party disguised as this blog, you already know my favorite practice in all the world is gratitude. I practice it non-stop. Or at least try to. I notice […]
A most unlikely love affair
Posted on March 7, 2018 46 Comments
“Reclaim your land with love.”—Jack Kornfield So, I started a new relationship today. And even more noteworthy is that I’ve decided to throw myself into this love affair with complete abandon. Who is this lucky (or unlucky, depending on your perspective) being? I’ve decided, as of today, to make a 100 percent commitment, to unconditionally […]
