My soul is scattered and buried in my most treasured places – the places where I came to know myself the most truly, deeply, fully. North Carolina, the rolling hills of Western Massachusetts, New York City, Los Angeles… and of course, India. When I was younger, I used to gather red stones, red rose petals, red chopsticks, red toy cars, a red Swiss army knife, a big red screw, those red plastic monkeys whose arms […]
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I’ve been traveling to India for the last 10 years, and for the very first time, I’m here without being on a guided retreat or leading one. India is unlike any place I’ve visited. It cracks my heart open again and again, teaching – moment to moment – how to surrender, how to receive, how to have faith. It’s here that I do my deepest transformation. And it’s here that I realized there’s something I […]
Yesterday a dear friend asked me what my most important or principle virtue is, and for a solid 16 hours I had no idea. I’ve contemplated and meditated on virtues a lot before, but when the question hit, I drew a blank. I’ve been reading this lovely trilogy called Legends of Muirwood by Jeff Wheeler. In it the heroine is constantly practicing trusting, surrendering and believing in order to find the solutions to difficult problems. […]