I was out walking and enjoying the cool air on my face. I felt invigorated by a walk along a sidewalk I was exploring for the first time, and then it happened. I was in this beautiful experience, a wonderful … Continue reading
Well, the past few weeks have been anything but normal. Glad that I am in retreat for the time being. Dan the observer, are you there? Yes, Dan in retreat, what’s up? Today I had a meditation session related to … Continue reading
I noticed, Dan. Noticed what? Dan the observer of me in retreat. Well, you look concerned. Are you? Shouldn’t I be? All of us are supposed to stay at home under the threat of unwittingly spreading the COVID-19 virus. Yeah. … Continue reading
Hi Dan, the watcher. It’s Dan in retreat. I noticed several things while on retreat. What’s that? …. Oh, I’ll continue. To answer your question you asked just before I began to write, it’s going well. I am learning that … Continue reading
Hi There, Dan. It’s Dan. I am watching and learning about you. Love your intention and effort. Good idea to use your time away from work as a retreat. (Note to self: you can bring this intention to your life … Continue reading
Quarantine comes from the time of the Black Death in Fourteenth Century Venice. To contain infection people stayed forty days on ships, the Italian word for forty becomes the English, quarantine. So I am quarantined; that suits me fine. More … Continue reading
Good Day. Here is a poem that landed on me this week. It is called “Connection” I draw up beside you; we’re together, you next to me. We embrace the warmth of friendly, human contact, joy in sharing a moment … Continue reading
Have you considered why it may be hard to achieve goals once set? I found out one simple step to ensure that goals become possibilities. (Of course, it involves, like all things, follow through.) Many times I have set goals … Continue reading
July 4, 2018: The Fourth of July is called “Independence Day” and is commonly associated with “freedom”. Have you considered what this means to so many? I considered and shared below some musings from a meditation today that demonstrates some … Continue reading
In Shakespeare’s Hamlet, a famous scene mentions that “Frailty, thy name is woman”. I would suggest that Frailty, thy name is human. We all have our faults. As we are reading about Othello this week in my high school class, … Continue reading