

The perfect image of the divine is you
We were made as the perfect form to evolve into the perfection of. Do we recognize the miracle of us? Our fingerprints and our breath? The way we stand? And the sound we can make as we laugh? Our smiles? This is not selfish. Its recognizing that we were created as one of a kind just perfectly for who we are. By the worship of one's own perfection then one also worships the infinite perfection that made us. Start with this amazing being you call your "self". Feel your "self


HYGGE
Hygge - have you heard this word? It is the Danish version of how to stay comfy, cozy, snuggly and warm all year... and is now the latest buzzword in healthy and happy living. This was our home last night, dinnertime, with serious hygge. Hygge is not expensive, in fact there is no way to buy it. Some of my most "hyggelig" memories are three generations sitting around this table making ornaments for the yuletree. This year we hung ornaments some that I have had for 50 years, m


MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY HANUKAH 2016
May we all shine like a worldwide set of lights twinkling into heaven.
May we all give to each other's souls the gift of being present.
May we all receive the Spirit and act it out in our faiths.
May we share a meal of love, kindness, healing and mutual support.
May we not be in competition.
May we celebrate in the wonder and joy of living.
May we hold hands and dance around the tree of life,
To the songs that the Angels sing into our hearts
We are one in the real


WINTER ROOTS
Its time for the Winter, and like the trees, bringing energy to our roots. I will be home at the Espanola Mother Ashram through much of Dece


DUCK UNCOOKED
In my family, as in much of Scandinavia, roasted duck was often part of Christmas festivities. I came to the realization at one point in my life, however, that for me to enjoy the eating of a duck required a kind of divorce of my heart from what is on my plate, its life and it purpose. They became two different things - the duck that flies and, as in this video, has obvious enjoyment of life, and the duck that is on my plate. Their separation from each other was a fictitious