26 Sep Quiet Time
Do you ever want to just get away from your noisy world, curl up and have some quiet time? Baby does. When things get to be too much, or when an occasional visitor brings a dog, we have found baby deep in our closet, nestled...
Transformational Moments Blog
19 Sep Instantaneous Transportation
I took Ariel and Shya to Newark Airport one morning so they could catch a flight. On our way there, Ariel was sitting in the front seat of my Prius and Shya was sitting in the back. Suddenly I heard Shya’s voice from over my...
01 Sep The Best Cup of Coffee I Never Had
It was a blustery early spring day and I still had a few minutes to kill before my haircut. Sitting on a stool in a tiny corner at Starbucks on 57th Street and Lexington Avenue in New York City, I nursed my cappuccino and idly...
15 Aug Inspiration
I was sitting at my desk going through my inbox when the offer to inspire myself came through. It came in the form of an email offering a photography class at the Raptor Trust, a facility in New Jersey dedicated to rescuing and rehabilitating birds...
01 Aug You Never Walk the Dog! (Beyond Coincidence)
An Excerpt from Practical Enlightenment Let's investigate the phenomenon of linking up with those around you and your interconnectivity to other human beings. Start by becoming aware of your thought processes and internal conversation. Notice the changes in flavor, cadence or content of those thoughts. As you...
25 Jul Catching a Communicable Ease
Have you ever noticed how the attitude with which you approach life influences your experience of your day and can impact the way others around you go about theirs? I once had a sweet reminder of this that had me quietly smiling to myself as...
11 Jul The Leaf
I had several choices of where to go and what to do, but I was drawn to the river that day. I was going fishing. At least that was what I had in mind when I headed down to my favorite stretch of the Musconetcong. The...
01 Jul Discovering Your True Heart’s Desire
An excerpt from Being Here, Modern Day Tales of Enlightenment Click here for more information or to purchase this book Shya and I went to Bali, Indonesia for the first time as speakers for an Earth Conference, and it was there that we met Oka one day,...
28 Jun Strike a Pose
Baby rarely “talks” out loud – unless it’s early morning when we haven’t roused fast enough to feed her. Then she has been known to race around the room verbalizing her displeasure. Primarily, however, Baby is quiet. Yet her feline form shouts her intent. Sleeping curled...
01 Jun A Legacy of Gratitude
When I was a child, we said grace before our evening meals. During Sunday dinners, my parents generally deferred to my grandfather, who gave thanks in a more religious manner, usually starting with, “Dear Heavenly Father…”. As he spoke, we all held hands and bowed...