My Tribe...

Keith Ryan Riggs is an inspiration to me. He is a photographer (among a million other things) and he does beautiful altar cards. Currently you can find his work at Om Time. I have added his website (Chasing Thunder) on to my list of favorites - and you can click the post title "My Tribe" to go directly to his site.

Here is one thing you will read when you go to Ryan's site: "Our service is to spread inspiration and has begun with a series of altar cards." Spreading inspiration, how cool is that? It turns out that Ryan currently lives in Boulder and I contacted him to see if he would be interested in meeting. To my delight he said 'yes' and we met last week. It was wonderful and I look forward to meeting again soon.

I am grateful to meet somebody whose mission is so similar to mine and I can't wait to meet more people that resonate on this particular vibrational level. I can feel that it is coming!
xoxo

Love...

I don't know if anyone has noticed that my "daily" blog hasn't been exactly daily. I am trying to find stillness in this busy time of year. It feels so unnatural to be out in the world - I know 2 people that got into car accidents this week because of another driver going to fast and then swerving into them to avoid another car.

But unemployment has brought many blessings. One of them is the gift of time. I have been fortunate to practice yoga and meditation while the kids are at school. And on of my favorite treats is getting to reconnect with friends and have tea. And I mustn't leave out hanging out with my dog!

In the January 2008 issue of Shambala Sun, Slyvia Boorstein speaks of her Buddhist practice. She says "I didn't become a Buddhist because I wanted to be a good meditator, I wanted to suffer less." And she goes on to say that the key to suffering less is maintaining warm bonds of emotional connection with others. That has been my experience in the past few months as I have had the luxury of time and the blessing of friends. Thank you.

Winter Solstice

Such a powerful time of year - do you feel it? This is a time to really go inwards and feel into the stillness. Yesterday I just dove into my meditation and took such sustenance from the peace of mind it gave me. Wayne Dyer (and others) talk about "getting into the gap" and that is exactly how it feels...

Eye Contact

Do you want to get intimate with somebody - really fast? Sit across from this person - cross legged, knee to knee, and each of you gaze into each other's left eye. Just do this for 3 minutes and see what comes up. It's pretty intense and a very powerful way to touch into each other. I love this exercise! It can feel uncomfortable at first, and you may have the urge to laugh - let the smiles happen and stay with it - keep making eye contact. It's a beautiful way to 'see' into somebody's window. Try it. I'd love to hear what happened for you and what you 'saw.' xoxo

Truth

Truth is inspiring to me. I love when people speak their truth. It
completely enlivens the conversation and the energy becomes
palpable. I was in a conversation earlier tonight and I was just
kind of blah blah blahing away and somebody stopped me and called me
on it - bam! The conversation changed immediately and the truth was
revealed. And greater intimacy occurred. What a privilege.

Oh Christmas Tree

We got our tree today. This year it's a fresh one and it smells so good! Last year we used an artificial one and the top is permanently tilted so we couldn't put a star on it and Sophie cried when she found out it wasn't a real tree...no tears today...

Ever since I was little, I loved to sit by myself and stare at the tree with its lights on. Beauty inspires me. Christmas lights are so beautiful. Tomorrow I'll post a picture of our tree - it is so perfect! When Andy and I bought it, it was all tied up and skinny and frozen. Then we brought it in, untied it and set it in the sunny window. A half hour later it was fluffy and fat and perfectly shaped!!! I am so grateful for this tree that graces our living room.

Right Now

"simply put, the future has arrived, and it is time for you to be who you are"

Planet Waves, December 2007