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Bob’s Ride by Scout Wilkins During the free-wheeling years between leaving my own parents and becoming one myself, I worked for awhile at Sleeping Child Hot Springs in the Sapphire Mountains of southwestern Montana. Bob was a friend of mine who used to come up to the springs every day, to work out in the …
I believe that we are in the process of a profound shift into a new level of being human. We are moving from a condition of acting unconsciously from a stance of protection and separation into a condition of conscious connection that is changing everything about who we are and how we move through and …
I had an epiphany this morning, after several interesting conversations spanning the last week or two. I know that the times in my life that I struggle are the times when I am afraid to connect – and I just realized that I am actually saying that I have often been afraid to love too …
Last week I wrote you a note about appreciation, and I got a tremendous amount of grateful feedback. Thank you to everyone who wrote to me. I promised to follow up with some thoughts about why we don’t offer more appreciation. Why do we resist giving pure appreciation without some sort of suggestion for correction …
We’re about to enter the time of year when people start going a little crazy, going into debt in order to appear more generous with friends and loved ones at the holidays. Yes, it’s craziness. But a very prevalent craziness. I’ve been thinking a lot about generosity lately, because I hear from people who are …
I love the true freedom of resiliency. Being resilient is not about going it alone – it is the very heart and soul of an open, heartfelt, sincere connection with others. True resiliency requires that you appreciate yourself and your unique gifts and message. This self-appreciation is what creates your willingness and ability to …
In June I had the incredible honor to stand with my nephew and his bride and be the officiant as they exchanged their vows. This gave me a beautiful chance to go deep and open my heart to ask myself, What really matters that I want to share in this sacred moment? This morning I …
Have you ever stopped to think that you are always creating something in your life? Always. You can't help it. Even if the thing you are creating is an exact replica of what you created yesterday, you are creating it again today. Your life today is the dream you dreamed of yesterday. The seed for …
Do you wish you could feel more vibrantly alive? You are not alone! We are entering a proactive cycle the likes of which the world has never seen. We are no longer victims of our environment, requiring the force of a bad situation to move to a higher level. We can make the conscious …
I spent much of my early life feeling deeply engaged and alive. As I grew older I became more and more closed down. I felt frustrated, depressed and unable to figure out what was wrong. There was nothing in outside circumstances that would point to anything other than a great life. But I kept swirling …