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Rolling Out Something New
Every day is a gift, especially as we age up, and realize the time we have left in this glorious world, is far less than the time we have already spent here. I don’t mean to be Debbie Downer (is that...
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A Labyrinth in the Midst of Chaos
I never thought of myself as a Labyrinth kind of guy. For those of you not familiar with a labyrinth, let me take a brief moment to explain. You’ve likely seen photos of them, perhaps you’ve even...
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Connection, Love, and Belonging
For some of us, there are barriers that exist along the path of religious engagement, finding a sense of belonging, or cultivating wholeness in our lives. Catharine Clarenbach is on a mission to remove...
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How the Pandemic Gave Me Perspective
I am an only child of an only child. My mother and I live on opposite coasts. This morning at 4 a.m. I received a phone call from the nurse at the assisted-living facility saying that my mom had tested...
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A Swell Story
This story starts in the sea. And it ends in the sea. It begins with water. And it ends with water. It is never stopping. It is always starting. So what’s it about? Well, a swell, can’t you...
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Surrender To Efficiency
I am not sure who really thought it was a good idea to work as hard as we do and be as frustrated as we are. If this pandemic has pointed out to so many of us, the way in which we approach our...
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The Power of the Mind
Through the years I have had to learn how to shut off my mind. I didn’t realize, when I was younger, the effect of my childhood trauma had on my thinking or how it made me more and more susceptible to...
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It’s Time to Start Traveling
In 2018, I started an extended round of traveling in an effort to heal. It was not the first time I had taken more than a week off to travel. Since 2011, I have traveled to over 30 countries — most...
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No Wonder You Are Anxious
The life coach Katie Shannon (and fellow Baltimorean) recently wrote something on Instagram that made me stop scrolling and put my phone down. Anxiety is the price I pay for being my own higher power....
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Citizens of Two Realms
We do not leave the shore of the known in search of adventure or suspense or because of the failure of reason to answer our questions. We sail because our mind is like a fantastic seashell, and when...
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Art as the Entranceway to the Ancient Caves of Humanity
Since the pandemic began, I’ve had this impulse to look at, or hang on the walls of my home, new pieces of art. Sometimes, they’re pages from an old book or museum calendar; sometimes, a piece from a...
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The Heart Must Surface—Or We Die
Oh, the heart like a whale has no choice but to surface. Mark Nepo, “A Book of Awakening” ‘Tis the season of love… Although a quick glance at the news or social media would indicate that Big Love—the...
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Surviving the Dark Moments
In 2021, I connected with Lu Bryant, an incredibly talented writer who found the courage to share her deeply personal story that quite frankly, changed my life. Her book, Tortured to Triumph, is a...
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The Hope Buckets
Do you ever struggle with wanting to be real and wanting to be healed? Sometimes I do. Even though I realize the two go hand in hand. I used to shy away at times with being raw and revealing a tattered...
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Why I Left a Good Man for God
Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life? ― Mary Oliver January 6 2020, was not a typical day for most Australians. Much of the east coast of Australia, where I live, was...
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How Hugging a Tree in Sedona Helped Me Release the Pain of Losing My Dad
When I worked with Jack and Suzy Welch a few years ago, we had a conversation I’ll never forget. Suzy asked me about my childhood. After I described it, she responded, “So you’re the one.” The one...
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The Sacred Art of Knowing and Truly Befriending Ourselves
I look outside the window right now and see maple trees with orange and reddish yellow leaves reaching into a tender blue sky. And lower down, green leaves, with burnt red Virginia creeper clinging to...
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Why We Need Symbolic Intelligence
You’ve heard of IQ, short for Intelligence Quotient. It’s a flawed instrument still used in some circles to measure one’s smarts. (Say smaahts with a Boston accent). I recall being administered the...
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Grave Thoughts
“I dunno, maybe scatter my ashes up in Michaux.” That’s Michaux State Forest. When I think of the most peaceful place in my life, Michaux’s got to be it. Once, the beach topped my list, but now I...
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Do You Want to Know the Secrets of the Universe?
Recently, an opportunity presented itself to do some healing on someone who was in pain. And as usual, when I finished “doing my thing’” a few minutes later, she felt much better. The first time I did...
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