To my parents Thank you You have honestly been the best parents I could have ever asked for And I feel Like I chose you Exactly what I needed To grow into my full potential this lifetime You both Set your problems and your self-interest aside To provide space The Read more…
Too many of us feel like victims… Irrelevant bystanders to what’s going on in the world. That couldn’t be further from the truth. You are the star of your own movie. You are your own superhero. Take back your life. Engage in your life fully! Meet each moment with totality! Read more…
I’ve been reading one of Rumi’s poems every morning as a part of my morning routine. And when I read this one, it completely blew my mind. Here it is… The Long String by Rumi The mouse asks the beloved frog, “Do you know what you are to me? During Read more…
Life was simpler then The only device we carried around Was a game boy pocket Connect the cord Trading Pokemon under our desks Don’t let the teacher see Oh, we had tv, radio, computers and even portable technology But it was far from everywhere All we had to do was Read more…
This poem just came to me as I was meditating this morning. That’s the beauty of poetry, it’s pure inspiration conveyed through the language of the heart. The theme here is family as a catalyst for personal growth. We’re all here to support each other. And essentially we’re all family. Read more…
The dance of the yin and yang, feminine and masculine energy, has always been of great interest to me. What adds to the intrigue is how imbalanced these energies have been throughout history (his-story). The shadow side of the masculine has dominated and controlled, suppressing the feminine and relegating femininity Read more…
Much of Zen Buddhism is purposely paradoxical and riddled with absurdities. Its purpose is not to get you to think, but to get you to NOT THINK. The ludicrous language that often characterizes Zen poetry is designed to shatter your egoic, conceited notions of knowing, well, anything. This leaves you Read more…
A poem… New beginnings and endless endings Infinitely dancing In a bittersweet twist Of co-created fate An ever-evolving cloud of possibility Recycling existence Ceaselessly raining new life Drops diving into the ocean of eternity Both infinitesimal and inconceivably meaningful For the ocean is but a union A union of individual Read more…