“I was angry… we were not going to be staying at a five-star-celebrity-filled-pleasure-factory-resort-spa…” This past summer, my family were planning a trip to California and I was filled with anticipation and excitement. Finally I was going home, back to the state where, not only was I born; but where my father grew up; where my [...]

“Oh well – another adventure… I thought…” I had just finished high school, and was desperate for fresh air, sights new to my eyes, and experiences that would restore my soul, enliven it with vigour. Living in Mexico City, it always is a gift to drive for four hours and visit the beaches, beautiful as [...]

“I felt the forest growing, heard it growing…” The magnitude of life in the rainforest is incomprehensible. I couldn’t take it all in. Everywhere life stacked upon more life. Clinging orchids. Feathery tree ferns. Climbing lawyer vines. Tiny, delicate, creeping plants with green crinkled leaves. I felt the forest growing, heard it growing, inching forward [...]

“He didn’t like to live in the past, no regrets or blame…” A Perfect Moment – The Wisdom of Bert on New Year’s Eve 2008 Last night we played a quaint little local pub which had a pretty eclectic crowd. Both my husband Kevin and I enjoyed ourselves immensely as there was a great energy [...]

“I invite the new year to energize me with the courage and exertion to live every moment as if it were my very last…” Greetings from San Francisco! I’ll be spending the last day of the year watching the sun sink into the ocean. I plan on following the sunset, to first gather in, then [...]

“This gift of kindness made my day and I will never forget it!” I work as a part-time waitress in New York.  I am also a part-time Grad School student. Two guests of mine last week were an Indian couple from NYC, who I had never waited on before. I am always complimenting my guests, [...]

“His smile…I felt I was shown a glimpse of heaven on earth.” I reside in India and some of the descriptions are specific to the locality. Child labor might be a hard thing to imagine in the US but very common in India. This story is about how a 5 yr. old pumped high spirit, [...]

“Is it Possible to Meditate in a Moment?” The following is an excerpt from “One-Moment Meditation: Stillness for People on the Go” (Winter Road, May 2009) by Martin Boroson Many people see mediation as an endurance test: the longer they can sit still, being peaceful, the more spiritual they are. Many people also believe that [...]