your daily rock : detach from outcome
When I travel, I carry “daily rocks” with me and leave them in airports and hotels for others to find. At first, I have to admit I wanted to see someone find the little rock message, just to experience the joy of that moment of wonder. And then I realized …
your daily rock : know thy self
“There’s a lot of fear connected with the inner journey because it penetrates our illusions. Taking the inner journey will lead you into some very shadowy places. You’re going to learn things about yourself that you’ll wish you didn’t know. There are monsters in there-—monsters you can’t control—-but trying to …
your daily rock : use your angel powers
Angels come in many forms. As you’ll see in that short video (link above), what angels do is not always big and flashy and showy. Sometimes what they do is small, yet important. Use your angel powers with grace and courage. Love, (These beautifully painted rocks are created …
How To Survive The Holidays
I am using this month to regroup—are you? We are leaving behind the mania of Christmas and holiday buying: We have what we need. I’m focused on enjoying these days in which we say goodbye to 2013, on having both of our kids home, of navigating into a new, less complicated season in front of the fire.
your daily rock : stay close
People near you are hurting. Stay available. Stay close. Love, (These beautifully painted rocks are created by Kim Mailhot, aka The Rock Fairy.
your daily rock : lend a hand
Watch this video. That is what follow through looks like. That is what truly lending a hand looks like. That is what sharing your expertise looks like. Looking beyond the surface to the genius, the light below. Taking time to help another human being. Showing up for them. Can you …
your daily rock : be unsure
Knowing keeps us from learning. Knowing keeps us from true dialogue. Knowing keeps us clever and separated from experience. Being unsure opens us up to discovery. Being unsure allows us to listen. Being unsure plops us right in the middle of what is and what we are experiencing. Be unsure. …
your daily rock : accept or change
Sometimes life provides us with circumstances we don’t like and don’t want. This provides us with a decision point: Either we can invest in our yearning (what we want) or we can invest in the obstacles that keep us from that yearning. We can either accept what is, or we …
your daily rock : say hello!
It doesn’t cost anything. It isn’t as awkward as it might seem. It can bring a smile to your face, and to theirs. Today, say hello to people you see in the grocery store, at the library, on Main Street. Say hello to people you know and don’t know. Say …
your daily rock : listen to your life
There is a deep, resonant music in your bones, your bloodstream, every beat of your heart. There is a rhythm to your life, a calling, a coursing, a fortississimo song some days, a dolce melody others, a discordant harmony the next. Can you feel it? Can you hear it? Are …