Mother’s Day is one of my favorite holidays as it is the day we get to celebrate the nourishing spirit of all Mothers everywhere! Never more so are we in need of the message that Julia Ward Howe drafted in her “Mother’s Day Proclamation” written in 1870 after the American Civil War extolling the spirit that women had a responsibility to…

Over a billion dollars later the animated film Walt Disney’s Frozen makes me laugh at how popular and simple this academy award nominated best original song Let it Go is.  It jumped into a world wide sing a long power ballad, while not a complicated song,  they nailed the zeitgeist of the moment.   Idina…

Victory comes through the dignity and courage of speaking your truth to power. “Once again we must hear the words of Jesus echoing across the centuries: ‘Love your enemies, bless them that curse you and pray for them that despite fully use you.’ If we fail to do this our protest will end up as…

First steps.  On this day being honored as #DreamDay it is helpful to look at what is working in the world.  Honor how far we have come and take today to celebrate all of our collective dreams! It is time to remember… “Dreams are a wish the heart makes!” Yes, these words are found in…

There are moments that take place in the majesty of a small community theater on the back streets and alleyways of neighborhoods you would not normally frequent that transcends all the sweat and effort that goes into opening a work for an audience, where all the waiting and the anticipation and the practice takes flight…

Love is an experience we get to practice every day, with each breath.  Through this practice we learn that responding when we are centered with Love creates miracles and quells our human nature to react with our ingrained defensiveness, which only leads to fearful decision making, inadvertently causing separation and hurt. That which unites us…

Michael Jackson was a recognized genius of his time who died way to soon.  In every way his legacy continues to inspire, inform and entertain and for some reason on this day, which happens to be Christmas Day, I can’t help singing “Wanna be starting Something. Got to be starting something.” Today is the day…

Give birth to the expression of your authentic self today.  Use the void between each breath to expand the truth of your unique journey, divinely guided in the most perfect fashion, surrounded by support for all the tears and laughter, expanding friendships, and connections that will feed your soul.  Ignite your ancestral heritage, that vibration…

I saw a sign for mind freak Criss Angel’s Believe show in Las Vegas.  Right in front of me – BELIEVE highlights the word play and hidden meaning amplifying the truth that sits in front of us waiting, the LIE is hidden in BELIEVE, and in thinking about it for just a second, there is…

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