So I decided to start this holiday morning off with a little Harry Potter :) As I was re-watching The Order of the Phoenix, I saw this scene of the Weasley twins breaking free of Hogwarts just after a confrontation with the (evil) Professor Umbridge and it resonated with me… In the scene before, the – Read More –
A man born blind can easily deny the magnificence of a vast landscape. He can easily deny all the wonders that he cannot touch, smell, taste, or hear. But one day the wind will show its kindness and remove the tiny patches that cover your eyes, and you will see God more clearly than you – Read More –
“I don’t live in either my past or my future. I’m interested only in the present. If you can concentrate always on the present, you’ll be a happy man. Life will be a party for you, a grand festival, because life is the moment we’re living now.” ― Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist During recent travels, I read The Alchemist – Read More –
I have always loved this song from India.Arie. (In fact, for years it has been the wake-up song on my alarm clock!) As I read The War of Art by Steven Pressfield (which is truly excellent so far!) I am reminded that what we must do what we fear most….for that is what we were most – Read More –
Mulla came upon a frowning man walking along the road to town. “What’s wrong?” he asked. The man held up a tattered bag and moaned, “All that I own in this wide world barely fills this miserable, wretched sack.” “Too bad,” said Mulla, and with that, he snatched the bag from the man’s hands and – Read More –
How you feel about yourself is reflected in how you treat others. Despite all that’s going on around you…or inside you…you always get to choose how you want to respond. I love this Pharrell song because it reminds me that “caint nothing bring me down…my level’s too high to bring me down…because I’m happy!” :) – Read More –
Ubuntu (South African Philosophy: “I Am Because We Are”) embodies the spirit of human kindness…of looking after one another. In the words of (the great) Nelson Mandela, “Ubuntu does not mean that people should not enrich themselves, the question therefore is: Are you going to do so in order to enable the community around you – Read More –
Today I attended a lovely beach party and had the most amazing time playing in the sand with a remarkable three year old (beautiful and brilliant) girl named Ella. She is a bundle of light and joy and I’m sure that I know her from a previous life…there is no other explanation for the energy – Read More –