a glimpse of my authentic life
Some of you might know that the actor Richard Chamberlain died on Saturday, March 29, at the age of ninety. It was this event, oddly enough, that led me to write this piece. First, a short tribute to an enormously gifted actor and remarkable human being. As memorial posts scrolling through Facebook all week reminded, it was the TV series Dr. Kildare…
I’ve now been living in Longmont CO for over three and half months, and I must admit that, much sooner than I could have imagined, I came to the point where I no longer looked back. I can’t say that Colorado now feels like home, although it does feel like the absolute right place for me to be. The idea of “home” has become more difficult to define lately…
The world is becoming curiouser and curiouser, and I’ve been exploring the most expansive ways to stay above the fray. That’s what I call being in observer mode, holding the larger vision for myself and for humanity. If I feel my solar plexus beginning to spin, I know I’m getting stuck in the mire…
I live a quiet life these days, although not one without challenges. At seventy-seven, for me this has become a time for going within, for expanding awareness, for learning to love and take good care of myself. And also for reflecting upon where I’ve been and where I want to be now.
Although I may not relish the thought of being submerged in water, I love being around water, and it somehow seemed in sync with my life theme that week that Mingtong chose Chapter 8 of the Tao Te Ching to present that Saturday. As he had been doing, he offered his own literal and intuitive…