Stillness

How fear can open a door to wholeness

  “When there is an openness to fear, where can it be found? What a strange creature fear is. It exists only when there is resistance to its existence! When you stop and open to what you have resisted throughout time, you find that fear is not fear. Fear is energy. Fear is space. Fear [...]

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Aging is a strange thing

Been thinking about aging. Partly, I suppose, because I’m developing a course on the true potential and promise of aging, and partly because, well, I’ll be 79 soon (and JoAnn will be 80, though she tries not to think about it, and hates it when I remind her). Aging is a strange thing. Our bodies get [...]

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Trust God: 5 things we can learn from a blue spruce tree

Trust God – the one true being back of all things — because it is the very base of all true power, happiness and well-being. I’m reminded of this simple truth each morning when I step outside to admire the magnificent blue spruce tree that grows just outside our front door. There are at least five ways in which this noble tree teaches [...]

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In stillness the answer came

I’ve been putting a toe into the brave new world of Twitter. It’s an exciting place, and offers an exciting opportunity to meet some kindred souls, some kindred spirits. This morning, I got a message from a new friend on Twitter. It went like this: “Looking forward to hearing what your thoughts are on the [...]

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The top worst thing you can do with your life

The habit of waiting for something better to come along is deeply-ingrained. But it’s a bad habit that needs changing, because the moment we stop waiting for happiness, we’re in position to appreciate what is present with us now.

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Finding power and wisdom in stillness

The power of stillness to open a door to inspiration and wisdom was a secret well known to Alaskan Eskimo Majuaq and his people.

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Welcome to my blog

Hi. Welcome to my blog.  At the age of 23, to the dismay of my parents – I was an only child — I gave up a promising job as a reporter on the London Daily Express and moved to British Columbia. I didn’t know a soul there. But there was a longing in my [...]

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