#163: "We must not wish for the disappearance of our troubles..."
Do you appreciate your troubles?
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- May 24
#161: "Do you believe in destiny or free will?"
How do I raise my son if our lives are already predestined?
- Dec 7, 2022
#145: "I have done some things, thought many thoughts..."
I've noticed in my son a strong development of conscience over the last two years. I recognize in him many feelings of anguish that I...
- Aug 23, 2022
#132: "Oh no, you didn't finish your work..."
It's easy to feel impatient, to fee like I am stagnant or moving backwards, when I recognize that the world doesn't change fast enough to...
- Aug 9, 2022
#130: "Love is the magician..."
Love does not change who we are, but rather it reveals how we can relate to another without pretense.
- Jul 20, 2022
#128: Fear not the wind...
Flying a kite is an exercise in life: a balance in command and release, to give into the direction of the wind, to maintain enough...
- Mar 14, 2022
#110: "You are capable of more love..."
Am I capable of all-encompassing, unconditional love?
- Feb 22, 2022
#108: Good Enough
Inspired by Baba Ram Dass... Sometimes we think we aren't good enough, and then we try to tell ourselves that yes, we are good enough....
- Feb 14, 2022
#107: Creating Love
If you have ever found yourself wondering about love on Valentine's Day, this one is for you.
- Nov 10, 2021
#095: "Let me fall, if I must fall..."
I'm taking part again in Dani DiPirro's 30-day gratitude challenge. Today's prompt is Change. Ever since reading this quote by Baal Tem...
- Aug 24, 2021
#078: "Daughter. Spend your life Loving..."
To me, Dr. Jaiya John's poetic proclamation "Daughter Drink This Water" read as an invitation to a celebration of womanhood, an embracing...
- Jun 25, 2021
#066: Self Acceptance
As many of you know, I've been working on developing story ideas for an Oxherd Boy picture book. One of my first ideas was one on self...
- May 4, 2021
#064: "I have many flaws," admitted the Ox.
I've received a few messages asking to share more on certain themes that appear on this page. I'm always happy to chat individually, but...
- Apr 12, 2021
#062: "What are you thinking of?" asked the Egret.
You are beautiful... not just certain parts of you, the good parts, the parts you're proud of; but also the parts you seek to improve,...
- Feb 1, 2021
#041: "A flower does not compare itself..."
"A flower does not compare itself to the one beside it, it simply blooms." - Sensei Ogui
- Dec 27, 2020
#034: "The world is so messy, I feel like I don't belong..."
I came across these quotes by Bob Dylan and Baba Ram Dass perhaps years apart, but some reflections on the human condition sound so...
- Nov 9, 2020
#010: "I have a song in my heart..."
Today's prompt is MUSIC. It bears reminding that each of us has a song in our hearts. It doesn’t have to be a happy song or any kind of...
- Nov 1, 2020
#002: "There is nothing in nature that blooms..."
Today's prompt is SEASONS, which brought to mind this quote, author unknown, about a season for all things in our lives, especially when...
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