In response to my last post, a friend emailed and asked, "We resist change?  Isn't that just being cautious and sometimes responsible?"  Here's what I emailed back.  (He told me "cut and paste."  So I did.) Excellent question. Resisting change is simply arguing with reality. It's our insistence that something that happened shouldn't have.  As long as we fixate on our belief that it shouldn't have happened, we remain stuck in the past.  Focused there.  We become unwilling or afraid to change in the way deep inside we know we are being called to. Change is dependable.  We can rely on it. The Buddhists remind us that Nothing is permanent. The ground beneath our feet is always shifting. The question is can we become relaxed and peaceful in the presence of continual change? We can't hold water and yet that's exactly what so many of us try to do. We want an absolute.  Something we can trust. Something solid.  In my experience, that can only be ourselves.  With practice, we can return to our true self, our deepest and most authentic self. We can live out of that space and know that no matter what unfolds in our story, we'll respond to it from a place of indestructible vulnerability and love. That's the rock that makes us all whole. Click Here for Comments

The other day my friend, Chris, walked into Frances’ room to give her a little gift.  Frances was supposed to be having “quiet time” (cue laughter).  Chris tells me that as she was opening the door, Frances, who’d been rolling around on the floor humming to herself, sat bolt upright, spit something out of her [...] ... Read More

A friend of mine is writing a book on angels and had asked me if I’d be willing to share some of my experience.  Here’s what I wrote: Do angels exist?  Yes. Have I ever seen one?  Yes. What was it like?  Watching Sean Penn in MILK or seeing Rickie Lee Jones live.  I just [...] ... Read More

This winter I was talking with some acting students about the power of theatre to heal.  This morning I came across this 7 minute clip and wanted to share with anyone interested. http://www.ted.com/talks/patsy_rodenburg_why_i_do_theater.html ... Read More

Driving with Gates to a swim lesson this afternoon, I noticed a skeletal tree basking in sunlight.  As we zipped by, I pointed it out and offered, “trees can be so beautiful even without their leaves.”  I really believe that and that poetic truth has stayed with me all evening.  In autumn I’m one of [...] ... Read More