I had a nagging feeling in my gut for a couple of days. A discomfort. A knot. It comes, I imagine, with the nagging voice that hangs out above my right shoulder. It’s a voice that I know well; a grumbling, bitter, crummy voice that lets me know not to get too comfortable. Not to … More fake happy
A weird theme has been showing up lately. First, my power cord had a short and it wasn’t charging my computer. It’s been that way for several months and I just wiggle and bend the wire until the beep sounds and I know it’s charging. I finally agreed to let my husband order a new … More getting connected
A few years ago, in the middle of a warm summer day, I was in the spare bedroom of our 4th floor condo with the window open. I heard a couple of neighbor ladies talking in the parking lot. I didn’t pay much attention to their conversation when I heard one of them sigh and … More to make at peace
once we accept our despair, aloneness and knowing that no one can do it for us…
In my latest Eckhart Tolle session, he shared a story of a Zen master who taught a simple statement to anyone who came for direction: “Thank you for everything. I have no complaint whatsoever.” One particular student came to the master and said he was seeking enlightenment. He was directed to go away for one … More a simple practice…
I have been feeling pretty negative lately. There are moments when I have acute and sharp awareness of the light in me, but in the background is dull continuous murmur of ‘poor me’. I was suspicious too. Yes, even of my wonderful husband. I felt like a victim and powerless over anything. Yuck. What a … More Tending to my Inner Garden
She tossed back one side of her long hair, her dimpled cheeks looked rosy and fresh. She smiled and turned a sly eye slightly toward the camera showing a hint of coyness and anticipation. That was how she started her Facebook video. I didn’t watch more but the image and her delivery stuck with me. … More dissolving inner resistance
It comes from the inside, created by the one who sees it Looking for an answer but blind other than to the perception, the angle of the one looking Who is looking? The innocent One waits letting the tantrum unfold Isn’t it time? The thinker knows the story well. The story suits the events. Forms … More Unity
It’s a birthright thing. We are born into the families we are born into, we have the conditions we have. We learn the rules, we follow closely in step with society, family, and the friends we choose. And then we suffer. Oh do we suffer. And most of us suffer as a default of avoiding … More Our Divine Birthright
A blank white canvas … the ground that an artist uses to begin a new masterpiece. It is the background of silence. It is the holding of ideas, brilliance, inspiration, and the unfolding life yet to be discovered. I am a Blank White Canvas Sitting in the reflection of the masterpiece that you are, holding … More Blank White Canvas
Kathy Maloney Mathieu 