A Generous Spirit

A flaming, orange ball of sun briefly kisses the horizon before slowly, but inexorably, dropping beneath the horizon. The loud pwraaaahh of a conch shell resonates through the air, and several onlookers sigh in pleasure. “I can see the ...

Footprints in the Sand

Footprints in the Sand There’s a well-worn expression amongst those who live on the islands, and those that dream about living on them. It’s the idea that “Life’s a Beach,” a life of sun, sand, ocean, warm ...

Lemons to Melons

Lemons to Melons Something very beautiful happens to people when their world has fallen apart: a humility, a nobility, a higher intelligence emerges at just the point when our knees hit the floor. Marianne Williamson I’m just not good ...

Barefoot Wisdom #9

A little laughter for the day as I share some hilarious barefoot wisdom

Enough

I chance on these words written on the back of a file: I HAVE ENOUGH I DO ENOUGH I AM ENOUGH

Neat and Tidy

Our greatest fear in life is not the fear of death; it’s the fear of loss of control. Adyashanti Oh, how I’d like my life to be “neat and tidy.” I’d love it to be comfortable, secure, and predictable; I’d love everything to stay just ...

Geezer in Paradise

Aging is like going through a funnel. You start out with so much room, spinning so fast, wondering just how far you can go, but in the end you wind up going through the hole. Albert Brooks There is no set date for it, but geezerdom ...

When Bodies Break Down

To identify oneself with the body and yet to seek happiness is like attempting to cross a river on the back of an alligator. Ramana Maharshi After a week-long trip to Washington, DC, I come back to Hawaii with a cold, a nagging cough, ...

Pema Chodron

Sometimes I have trouble with the Buddhist teachings, especially when they get into the Eight Worldly Dharmas, the Six Kinds of Loneliness, the Six Paramitas and all that stuff. But, after some resistance, I became totally absorbed in ...

New Beginnings

Day 27I’m not prepared for what I see when Linda walks into the terminal. She looks young, radiant, and glowing. We hug each other passionately. “You’re not going to believe it,” she says, looking at me with eyes of love. “I’m a ...