Here’s a portion of a recent entry from The Book of Awakening (my daily meditation book of choice) that spoke directly to me. Although I’m not sure I can fully embrace the author’s message today, I have hopes that I can find my way there eventually: Be content with what you have, / rejoice in [...]
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“The Way Things Are”
Posted in Journal Entries, Misc, tagged Lao-Tzu, Mark Nepo, The Book of Awakening on October 26, 2009 | 5 Comments »
John’s Healing Ceremony
Posted in Journal Entries, Misc, tagged Alberto Villoldo, Costa Rica, Disney World, dreams, healing ceremony on October 17, 2009 | 2 Comments »
My dear friend John, who is currently in Costa Rica at his home-away-from-home (Casa Limon Dulce), recently did a ceremony for me on the mountaintop property he and Richard and Philip own there. I met John back when Kindred Spirit was first opened, and he became quite a wonderful “fixture” at our shop. He was, among other things, a [...]
Rumi’s Guest House
Posted in Journal Entries, Misc, tagged poem, Rumi, The Guest House, voice mail on August 28, 2009 | 2 Comments »
One day not long ago, while I was off somewhere dealing with having cancer, my sweetie Tim left a message on my voice mail. It was simply him reading Rumi’s poem The Guest House into the phone. I was moved to tears when I heard his voice and the words of this beautiful poem. Now, a day doesn’t go by that I don’t [...]
Prayers
Posted in Journal Entries, Misc on August 11, 2009 | 5 Comments »
In early summer, when I first had symptoms severe enough to send me to a doctor (who then recommended a colonoscopy), I let a few of my dearest friends know I was beginning to have concerns about my health. Right away each of them, in their own way, said they would keep me in their [...]
Going Public
Posted in Journal Entries, Misc on July 24, 2009 | 4 Comments »
So, the blog went live this morning. The announcement email went out and within minutes a few folks were actually reading what I’d written so far…(eek!). When I first considered writing a blog about my experience with cancer, I was pretty nervous about “exposing” myself so candidly for the world to read. But, then, after you’ve had ten [...]
