Conquer Your Mountains
“I found it shelter to speak to you” – Emily Dickenson Today I simply want to share a passage that matters, a few questions, and one of my treasures from Anasazi. All of them center on the powerful gift of listening. A few years ago, I ended up with a copy of a book called…
Several weeks ago, another author wrote an article here that I enjoyed a lot. In fact, I’ve caught myself thinking about it several times, and have referred back to the post often. It was about trash and all of the things that can become of our broken pieces if we can just let them go,…
When you’ve been made a victim, it can be difficult to see yourself as anything else. Discrimination, abuse, and violence can make it hard to see yourself otherwise. But it is possible to no longer view yourself that way. It is possible to survive terrible events, and even thrive because of them. Recently, I learned…
In light of the recent attacks at the Boston Marathon, I feel the need to share my feelings as both an American and as a member of the human race. I got the news about the bombings shortly after it was first reported. As soon as I saw the email notification labeled “Breaking News,” my…
Where are you going? Where are you headed? And what are you carrying with you? What’s in the backpack of your life? Do the burdens you choose to carry with you in your life make the walking easier or harder? Have the commitments you’ve made on your time, talents, and abilities burdened you more than they are…
Native American, Lehi Sanchez, shares the remarkable dream of his father, Ezekiel—co-founder of the ANASAZI Foundation. It’s a beautiful story about moving forward to help others in spite of our doubts and fears. With profound gratitude, I stand among those that Ezekiel saw in his dream and thank him for having the faith to walk…
Pure Radiance All is the Radiant Seed. Seed never dies nor is it born; it is only in constant transition — seed gives way to root and stem, to petals that bloom, to more seed that falls to the ground and again is the beauty that roots to the earth and reaches toward the heavens….
Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos into order, confusion into clarity…. It turns problems into gifts, failures into success, the unexpected into perfect timing, and mistakes into important events. Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today and creates…
If you only have three minutes, click and listen to this from NPR’s Story Corp. A Victim Treats His Mugger Right. You’ll never forget it. I’ve been thinking about strangers – the hundreds of people I pass, walk alongside of, and share roads and air and space in my world with every day. I don’t…