When I first saw the quote below, I instantly fell in love with it.  I fell in love with it because it captured so well one reason for allowing ourselves to grow and expand spiritually.  The quote reads like this: 
 ”The highest achievement in human consciousness is the extent to which you believe in your own being . . . [...]

Since writing the post titled ‘Deception’ in July, I left behind the toxic work environment I mentioned there for a healthier one.   The new organization has a clear no harassment policy which it adheres to, and the people I work with are level headed and dedicated to their work.   Since leaving the deception (and the bullying) behind, I really do feel better for having done so.   No more [...]

I’ve come to the conclusion that I work with a wolf in sheeps clothing.  Someone who presents themself as a helpless victim and then acts in a predatory fashion to get what they want.  Unfortunately what they have wanted is my good work.  But it has been the emotional manipulations, the not speaking to me for a [...]

How recently have you taken a moment to be still?  To experience the peacefullness within you?  To experience the peacefullnes within you in order to re-charge your energy system and bring more focus and clarity to your life?  It really does work.  Try it.  Find a comfortable position for your body sitting in your chair.  Close your [...]

I’m reading a wonderful book right now written by a psychiatrist who is also a rishi, or seer.  It’s a fascinating read as it talks about the psychology of Yoga and how we can evolve our personalities through Yoga.  It details a range of practices to work with including the asanas, breathing, and cleansing.  Lifestyle considerations [...]

What is it with our culture and its seeming attachment to emotional dishonesty? With all the cliche talk about the virtues of honesty, there’s still the penchant toward lying.  Take for example the lying that can go on in personal relationships.  Telling the other what you think they want to hear.  Lying about who you are [...]

Today is Mother’s Day.  It’s a time to remember mothers, one’s own as well as those around the world, who love their children the best way they know how.  Moms do the best they can amidst the stresses they encounter, both intrapsychically as well as from the world around them, in the course of raising their [...]

I met Karen* on the shuttle between the Yoga Centre and the Albany airport.  She was wearing a faux leopard skin coat.  It caught my eye immediately.  ‘I love those coats’  I thought, although I don’t have the guts to wear one.  I’ll be seen.  And I would rather blend in with the sea of [...]

Wow! What a trip that was. Flying to Toronto on the red-eye, from there to Albany in a little twin engine plane, then shuttling to the retreat centre near Lenox.  The weather went from moderately cool and clear skies in Vancouver, to down right cold and snowy in Toronto, Albany and Lenox too.  All I wanted to do [...]