What is not ex-pressed is de-pressed. It seems the more we express, that is, bring out what is in, the more alive we are. The more we give voice to our pain in living, the less build-up we have between our soul and our way in the world. However, the more we depress,...
“Given sincerity, there will be enlightenment.” The Doctrine of The Mean, 200 B.C.E. If we truly stop to consider it, making tea is a miraculous process. First, small leaves are gathered from plants that grow from unseen roots. Then boiling water is drained through...
“I have just three things to teach; simplicity, patience, compassion. These are your greatest treasures. Simple in actions and in thoughts, you return to the Source of Being.” Lao-Tzu In the sixth century B.C.E., the legendary Chinese sage Lao-Tzu gave us this...
“How are you tending to the emerging story of your life?” Carol Hegedus Like many of us, I seem to be continually challenged not to hide who I am. Over and over, I keep finding myself in situations that require me to be all of who I am in order to make my way through....
We tend to make the thing in the way, the way. We were up early, eager to walk the Botanical Gardens of Montreal, where they have the largest bonsai collection in the world outside of Asia. We strolled toward the Chinese Temple Garden, a lush yet simple retreat from...
