Inner peace

How to say “yes” to the peace of your own being

  A lot of people are going to be on the move in America this week as they celebrate Thanksgiving. Planes will be full. Roads and airports will be jammed. People will be connecting with loved ones. Tummies will be filling with good food. But there is one thing that won’t be going anywhere this [...]

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Eat, Pray, Love: Is authentic happiness in Bali — or in you?

Eat, Pray, Love is a hit movie – so much so that many people plan to follow in the footsteps of the author, Elizabeth Gilbert, and travel to exotic places in pursuit of happiness. There’s nothing wrong with that, of course. But we each come into this world with a unique gift to give — a unique mission [...]

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The surprises (and delights) of a complementary relationship

This happened about six years ago. It’s embarrassing as heck, but what can you do? Our RV, a nice little 22 foot Winnebago that we call Tanner, needed an emissions check. I drive the RV by the way, because JoAnn isn’t comfortable with it. We took Tanner over to a nearby garage and sat in [...]

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Integrity and persistence will bring you through

Persistence and integrity will bring us through the difficulties and challenges of our lives

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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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Freedom

This poem evokes the beauty and simplicity of true freedom … all I need to do is to be still.

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