Today we discovered the first eco house & café in Hua Hin / Kao Takieb! And as far as we can tell the only one. A lovely young Thai couple run this sweet guest house and café a few steps off the main street not far from where we stay in Hua Hin area three …
Clouds Over Water ** When will I penetrate the labyrinth of roots reaching down into the darkness of my soul? * The sun wavers. Chaos in the sky. Clouds over water swirl and smear. * Harsh brightness breaks through. Warnings of coming rain. Dark and light. Sorrow and joy. * Feet on the earth. Finding …
I have just completed David Loy’s book, A New Buddhist Path: Enlightenment, Evolution and Ethics in the Modern World. Written in a clear and compelling style, this book presents a cogent interpretation of Buddhist teachings. With acuity and logic, Loy reveals a current pressing need for intertwining the paths of personal enlightenment and social awareness …
Standing in Both On scraps of paper I write prayers to the helpers and heroes. Will falling in love with the Earth help us to understand life and death, recognize our dependence on The Mother and her gifts? Earth Child is my true name. Jungle, Sequoias and Ocean speak to me with a new …
Death sits on my shoulder. It arrived some weeks ago, took its place close to my ear, let me recognize it’s presence. Now death dares to whisper out loud. It has taken me all these years to tune my ears to it’s words. Strangely I feel grateful. The urgency of its message helps me to …
On the 19th of June this year we joined Bill and Marilyn Veltrop along with FireHawk, Pele Rouge and Renegade Lawdog for their annual Summer Solstice Gathering. This was held at the Sequoia Retreat Center in Ben Lomond, CA. My experience there with the Sequoia trees touched me deeply – especially at this time of …
Creating an environmentally sustainable, spiritually fulfilling, socially just human presence on this planet—a New Dream for Humanity by the Pachamama Alliance Many of us can feel are discouraged and disheartened by the destruction of the the Earth, our only home. Many people think that we can do nothing as individuals. Although there are huge forces …
I have just been in an amazing dream from the future! In the dream I was with 23 people at a retreat led by Charles Eisenstein and arranged by Brad and Sasha through Pure Immersions. Our hearts were wide open with love and connection, laughter and tears, flow and transformation. I must say that the …
A half a year has passed since I have felt inspired to post a blog here. In August, my father passed away and I am grateful that I had the time with him that I reported here among the last blogs of 2013. And now I am back in Thailand where I was inspired on …
A week ago I came home from visiting my Dad in Florida, a whirlwind visit precipitated by a phone call saying that he was not eating and was extremely agitated and aggressive. The hospital diagnosed him with heart failure and recommended that he be put into hospice care or a nursing home with just palliative …
