Tis the season to say YES to Love

Many years ago a friend's husband died. In the months that followed his death, she told me that she could no longer trust me because I wasn't there for her during his illness and after he had died. When we were on "active friendship" status, I'd always felt that I had gone above and beyond…

Do it now

My friend Katy died a few weeks ago. Even though I hadn't seen her in many years, I never considered that I wouldn't be able to. This has made me ask myself, over and over, the questions, "What is really important now? How can I be fully in my life right here and right now?"…

Living in the present, looking forward to…

As Jack and I were driving home late last evening, we both noticed that our conversation was not very uplifting. We were sort of randomly talking about some long-standing difficulties with a couple of family members, the recent illness of a good friend, and how another friend (that we had just run into) didn't seem…

Healing: Our lives

A few years back, I bought a box of Christmas cards and was so moved by the spiritual beauty of the image (and talent of the artist who painted the original) that I went on a search to find her. She didn't have a website but I found her home phone number. I was hesitant…

The secret of Life: Love doesn’t need a reason to be expressed

There is a stretch of road, between Greenwich and Battenville, NY (on Rt. 29) that has been under construction for a few weeks and whenever possible, I take this route because of one man. I don't know his name or anything about his background, but I wouldn't have to describe his physical features for you…

The big day…today

I looked at my calendar yesterday evening and it said that today was the Buddhist holiday, Nirvana Day (that is one great name for a holiday!) "On Nirvana Day, Buddhists think about their lives and how they can work towards gaining the perfect peace of Nirvana. They remember friends or relations who have recently died…