Today I was sitting in the kitchen listening to my mom and sister talk about coffee.I wanted to say something cheeky like, "You are so into your coffee. Why are people so into coffee?" An obvious judgment present from this mostly tea drinker.Then...
"I have the ability to simply Be," was the phrase that ran through my mind as I taught the young college students the Cha cha cha at a wedding I was working earlier tonight. When I remind myself of this phrase and this "ability", I seem to drop all...
"Sarah, I am going to send you home early," were the soft words I heard from the mouth of one of the owners. Ugh. "O.K.," I responded feeling uncomfortable, surprised and unsatisfied with the decision. "We just have so many people on staff right...
"I am this tree," as I hold my right hand onto the breast of the big, beautiful, tropical looking tree in the back yard. Arms up, I don't try so hard now. I look up, "I am this tree," and for the first time I AM the tree. I feel like the tree is...
Wanting, needing, grasping. What do all of these things have in common? The illusion that something that I want or need is not actually happening or present in the current moment. What is the want or need trying to fulfill? Love. Deep love....
I picked up the Medicine Cards book on the kitchen table with the deck of cards on top of it to put back into the book shelf. As I went to put the book inside the shelf, the cards slid off. The deck separated and I put the few cards that...
Today, when I was told by the car mechanic that it was going to cost $688 to have my car fixed, I instantly noticed the stories I wanted to tell myself and created space.I breathed through the shock of the information and into the space. I...
This morning, I went into a coffee shop in Toronto. Sleepy after a day and night full of dancing, I ordered a cup of tea, yes, tea, I don't really drink coffee, and I sat down. Wooh, needed to ground some of the energy from yesterday and clear...
This week, I sent my soul twin brother in Cuba a sms message over email. Soon after, I got a text message on my phone from the instant messaging service stating that I was assigned a "local" number for this person and I didn't have to use the Cuban...
In the morning, I typically don't "want" to wake up early. I enjoy the warmth, comfort and safety of my bed. Sleeping is great, there is nothing to do but rest, relax and let go! But when nature calls and my body awakens in the mid dawn hours, I...
