If you are a person who avoids the news, Lahaina is pretty much GONE. The death count is rising. Kihei has been hit as well. The fires are still burning. At least the winds from the hurricane have died down and they can get water dropping helicopters in the air again. My best friend is…
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Equal Footing (reprint)
In honor of Juneteenth, this is a light rewriting of a post from 2014. The Monday Message will return next week. Legends, mythology, and stories abound with people giving up their worldly possessions on the path to enlightenment. I think a lot of people don’t really get what that’s about. I’m not sure I did…
[Monday Message] What do you stand for?
Last week, I wrote about priorities, and suggested you figure out what the three areas in your life which are most important to you are. Those are (or speak to) your core values. If you know your core values, you know what you stand for, you know what you’ll fight form, and you know what…
[Monday Message] Building Your Support Network
With a nod to John Donne, no human is an island, we do not exist alone, life is a team sport. We all must needs support each other. The OED defines support as “1. Carry part of the weight of, hold up, keep from falling or sinking. 2. Enable to last out, keep from falling,…
Grief is a natural reaction to endings
“If you let go of the grief, how do you honor those who have gone before, without wallowing in the loss?” I’m holding space right now for the passing of a friend, several others have died recently, and we are fast approaching the deathiversary of my Brother-In-Law, not to mention that April is a veil…
Communication from the Heart Center
The heart is the switching station in the body, that which connects the physical to the spiritual selves, and it’s also operating system from which we connect to everything and everyone around us. The heart has a very different sort of knowingness that our usual operating systems. It will lead us in different directions, and…
Cross Quarter of the Indwelling Divine
This Cross Quarter is about assessing and celebrating our inner strengths.
[Monday Message] Silence is golden
Silence is golden, clear communication is even better, and situational awareness is important. They do go together though. People like to be helpful. And being of service is a wonderful thing. When it becomes a control issue, however, that impulse to help can be detrimental. It can even be spiritual arrogance. Here are some examples…
[Monday Message] Spiritual Choices
This is a Free Will Universe. Humankind’s gift from the Divine is that of choice. Without it, we would have nothing to choose against. We can make choices to prioritize our animal nature, or we can make spiritual choices. You can either make the choices of your five-year-old self, or you can make choices based…
[Monday Message] You Are Responsible to the Greater Good
You are responsible. It is part of your job, as a human being, to be conscious in word and deed. Be conscious of what is going on around you and speak up when injustice happens, while understanding that your value system may not be shared by everyone; honor people’s agency and let them tell you…
[Monday Message] Do Not Sit Idly By
Far too often, we teach children that sitting still is the definition of being good. This translates, in our adult lives, into not interfering when interference is called for. Whether your personal boundaries are being violated or someone is doing something out in the world that is patently wrong, speaking up is the right thing…
Connecting the Branches Episode 4: Devin Nunes’ Mom, Decolonizing Through Authenticity, and more
Connecting the Branches is a podcast that looks at current events through a Kabbalistic lens Hosts: Irina Xara & Ayamanatara Episode looks at trolling, politicians, trolling politicians, humor, and decolonizing* PARENTAL ADVISORY – We Say Fuck. This podcast will be heavily informed by a socially progressive lens that incorporates racial justice, intersectional feminisms, gender liberation,…