We all know people who only see the world in black and white, good or bad, yes or no. This is what works for them, always has, always will. End of story. Makes me cringe a little. Alternatives are there for potential consumption. …

Hozho Hozho — a concept found in Navajo Native American culture. This idea references the interconnectedness between beauty, harmony and goodness in all things physical and spiritual. Resulting in health and well being for all things and beings. In education, Hozho is a construct that asks the learner to embrace their…

Human connection is an energy exchange between people who are paying attention to one another. How do we transmit or exchange that energy? Is it through the words we speak? Do our gestures, physical contact such as a hug, handshake or eye contact play a part in the exchange of…

What Is Faith? Faith according to the Webster and Oxford definitions: * allegiance to duty or a person: loyalty. * belief that is not based on proof. * Belief in God or in the doctrines or teaching of religion, based on spiritual apprehension rather than proof. * belief in anything, as a code…

Triggered Teeth clench Shoulders tighten Brow furrow Mouth grimaces Stomach churns Heart hurts Spirit diminishes Optimism shadows Eyes dull Trust hesitates Ability to see the light dims Faith in humanity challenged. These are physical and emotional manifestations that have come up many times throughout my life. …

The Greater Good Versus Individualism — “The collective disease of humanity is that people are so engrossed in what happens, so hypnotized by the world of fluctuating forms, so absorbed in the content of their lives, they have forgotten the essence, that which is beyond content, beyond form.” — Eckhart Tolle It is as if we…

Releasing — Rage lingers within someone is being unnecessarily wounded. That rage comes up for air. If suppressed it expands getting out of control. A crotchety man mumbling about having to wait in line. That blonde bitch, he blurts out. But its not her fault. She was just trying to use a…

Musings on My Mother’s Passing — Waves of intense sadness come over me at the weirdest times. Brushing my teeth. Listening to the words of a song, which mom would have never heard. Hovering over my computer writing about something unrelated, but somehow related. A flash of her sitting in her favorite chair leaning on her…

Through the Art of Eye Contact — I am a staunch believer that eyes are indeed a window to the soul. Windows into who we are. Eyes can say a great deal and do so without words. Because our eyes can be so revealing, is this why making eye contact with those we walk by on the…