Monthly Archives: May 2013

How we choose to communicate says much about how we engage with the world.  Defiance, rigid self-righteousness and dismissiveness are less productive and less effective at getting our own needs met than adapting an attitude of compassion, cooperation and gratitude. … Continue reading →

May this day find us rising and moving with energy and purpose.  May we see to the business of living out our full and meaningful lives.  May we know and show the love we feel, sharing it freely.  May we … Continue reading →

Ora et labora: Latin for pray and work, usually in partnership.  May we, this day, practice our labor with a sense of reverence.  May we find contentment in the skill in our hands, the knowledge in our minds, and the … Continue reading →

Each day is a unique opportunity to begin again.  Who we were yesterday certainly informs who we are today, and yet the choice is ours regarding how to proceed.  So let us greet each morning as the renewal of the … Continue reading →

May we, this day, be ever mindful of all who have come before us.  May we remember in respect and reverence the sacrifices that have been made on our behalf.  Every day, through our choices and our actions, we create … Continue reading →

To be in a state of Grace is to find that you love, and are loved in return.  We are all worthy of Grace, and we earn it through simple deeds of compassion, connection and friendship.  It is the highest … Continue reading →

Warmth, fellowship, brightness and festivities today!  Engage in the carnival of life!  Heed the barker’s call – the admission is simple involvement.  Step right in, and see all the wondrous sights!  Marvel at the death-defying acts.  Laugh along with the … Continue reading →

May this day be a portrait painted large upon the canvas of the universe.  May our palette hold every possible color, and even some that are impossible.  May our brush stokes be broad and bold. May we capture every nuance … Continue reading →

We look to the east, and see the rising sun.  Hope rises, anticipation, eagerness and expectation.  Let us seek to fulfill it. We look to the south, and see clouds forming.  Doubt, uncertainty, regret and sometimes shame dwell here.  Let … Continue reading →

Let us Celebrate! For we love, and are loved in return. For we have the gift of this Earth. For we have self-awareness. For we can make choices. For there are helpers everywhere. For we have sensuous experience. For wonder … Continue reading →