We live in a world where opposites co-exist: light and dark, yin and yang, good and bad, up and down. According to Taoism principles, opposites in nature exist to balance all things. Rain cools. Heat dries. Paradoxically, it could be argued that these opposites actually create the whole. It’s the principle of oneness which argues: What is in the …
I woke up this morning to a conversation my wind chimes were having with an approaching storm. It was more of an argument than a conversation, wind chimes furiously slapping against air and wind and rain. Gone were the soothing, hypnotic and cheerful tones. This sounded like a warning and I was all ears. I …
Have you ever done a diet detox? Special diets, cleanses, and juice fasts are all the rage. Health magazines are filled with articles about cleanses and programs to detox the body. But what about a program to detox your spirit? Let’s face it, lately we’ve been bombarded with the sort of headlines and daily news that can …
Stay in the moment. It’s all we have. Many self-help teachers and spiritual advisors–including Eckhart Tolle– advance this philosophy, and for good reason. This is where the past and the future connect—in the moment. But there are times when the past, gone unaddressed, hides like mothballs in the back of the closet, clings like dust to the …
I’ve always secretly loved Valentine’s Day. From the time I was a little kid, I loved everything about it. I loved the exchange of silly, sweet cards with action heroes, magical princesses and funny-faced animals; and I loved the little boxes of Sweet Tarts and the juicy heart-shaped suckers with messages like “Love Me” etched across …
