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When faced with a dilemma, of a kind that is deeper and more challenging than a “latte or a cappuccino,” how do you decide? “You do not need to leave your room. Remain sitting at your table and listen. Do not even listen, simply wait, be quiet, still and solitary. The world will freely offer [read more...] Earlier this week, students from the School of Inspired Leadership in India, where I taught at the beginning of this year, contacted me with a request to write a testimonial for their yearbook. Apparently, the year is over and they are graduating from the school that holds the values of Ethics, Mindfulness, Diversity, Compassion, and [read more...] I recently had a chance to visit the Old City of Jerusalem and wander through the narrow streets of this ancient place. Because my partner was with me, and it was her first time to Israel, we decided to spend about 3 hours with a tour guide. It was a fascinating experience, filled with stories [read more...] Today’s Reflection is about an encounter in the air, and the resulting story of listening to a painful wake up call. Here I am, sitting at the Toronto Pearson airport, having just arrived from Vancouver, and on the way to Israel. A few hours to read, write, and move around until the next [read more...] Today’s Reflection is about a stone, of a particular kind. The words are somehow not coming. It has been almost a week since I came back from a 2-week adventure in Europe, signifying the end of the summer for me. A few days in Amsterdam with a friend, then a week with my parents in [read more...] Today’s Reflection is about the last seven years of my life, and a precious four-legged companion walking beside me. Tobi and I went on a long hike yesterday, venturing deep into the woods. While it was a familiar route for us, in its first part, I decided to go further than we have ever gone [read more...] Today’s Reflection is about the Summer Gathering event I just attended at Hollyhock. Though I have a sense of incomplete thoughts, because the experience has not yet fully settled within me. And probably won’t, any time soon… Summer Gathering is an event that has been running at Hollyhock for the past 17 years. Perhaps [read more...] Today’s Reflection is about the new healers, of many kinds, in our 21st century. A lone traveler is crossing the desert. He has been traveling for many days, and both he and his camel are tired. Exhausted really. Almost completely out of food and water. The sun is hot, the wind is blowing hard, [read more...] Today’s Reflection is about being empty. And loving it. It is Saturday morning, and I am in bed, though not alone. Perfect company – a book, yerba mate tea, and Tobi. Tobi and tea are regulars, the book is the exception. Not because I don’t bring books to bed, for I certainly do. After all, I [read more...] Recently, a poem crossed my ears, eyes, heart and soul, and so I thought I’d share it with you. A Real Revolutionaryby Michael Lee Seliga (aka RandoMike, of www.eatyouryard.com) Just because you wear a Che shirt, or Travel around Latin America, does not make you a revolutionary. Just because you have political bumper stickers on [read more...] |
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