Just as there are times on a winding walk when you can not the see the road ahead, so too will you lose visibility on your soul’s unfolding. . . If you can find solace in your surrendering to that groundlessness, there is a pleasure possible in this depth of not-knowing, where creativity can use […]
How do you perceive the world? “Well I’m beginning to see the light.” ~ Lou Reed “There are as many styles of beauty as there are visions of happiness.” ~ Stendhal “What if this darkness is not the darkness of the tomb – but the darkness of the womb?” –Valarie Kaur “Turn off your mind, relax and […]
the heart The heart is the toughest part of the body. Tenderness is in the hands. ~ Carolyn Forché “Be real with love! We have so little time here.” – Randi Vanessa Taylor-Habib “If you work really hard, and you’re kind, amazing things will happen.” ~ Conan O’Brien “I love you also means I love you more […]
I play all kinds of games with myself in order to remain optimistic. When I remember stuff, I usually cycle through the things that have made me sad or angry first, before I see the bright side of the situation (and I usually do see the bright side of even the darkest stuff – eventually […]
Isabel Allende: I think that the time is ripe to make fundamental changes in our civilization. But for real change, we need feminine energy in the management of the world. We need a critical number of women in positions of power, and we need to nurture the feminine energy in men. I’m talking about men with young minds, of course. Old guys are hopeless; we have to wait for them to die off. (Laughter) Yes, I would love to have Sophia Loren’s long legs and legendary breasts. But given a choice, I would rather have the warrior hearts of Wangari Maathai, Somaly Mam, Jenny and Rose Mapendo. I want to make this world good. Not better, but to make it good. Why not? It is possible. Look around in this room — all this knowledge, energy, talent and technology. Let’s get off our fannies, roll up our sleeves and get to work, passionately, in creating an almost perfect world. Thank you.