Kathleen's Words
Living The Unfolding
“In the external reality, an action is required for the manifestation, but in the internal reality, all you need is your presence. Just with the inner presence, things begin to unfold." Roshan Sharma What is living the unfolding? It’s a way of being with what is....
Now Is The Time To Integrate Darkness
“We don’t have to wait for some grand utopian future. The future is an infinite succession of presents, and to live now as we think human beings should live, in defiance of all that is bad around us, is itself a marvelous victory. “ –Howard Zinn How often do we hear...
Do You Speak Spam Or Wisdom?
"Wisdom is the reward you get for a lifetime of listening when you'd have preferred to talk." --Doug Larson I recently had an important document go into my spam folder after increasing the war against junk mail. That same week I had a breakdown in communication with a...
Dark Ages Or Golden Age? It's Up To Us
“How does one become butterfly?' Pooh asked pensively. 'You must want to fly so much that you are willing to give up being a caterpillar,' Piglet replied. 'You mean to die?' asked Pooh. 'Yes and no,' he answered. 'What looks like you will die, but what's really you...
Your Word Is Your LIfe
Today, my love necklace broke. Not the chain, but the actual necklace----the word LOVE. I must confess that I am one of those people who gets attached to certain very special things----to clothes that are totally natural like cotton or linen, and super comfortable. ...
MAGNIFY THE LOVE TODAY
My heart was so heavy when I woke up this morning, and I couldn't get moving until I unburdened myself. I went into the garden and watched a bee pollinate an eggplant flower, and sadness fell over me for the dying of the bees. No, I can't drown in sadness, I...
Boundaries: It's All About Respect
“A boundary is simply what’s ok and what’s not ok.” Brene Brown The mystery of boundaries in relationships is that they are like rules or fences, but you don’t always know what or where they are. Like the invisible fence that my dog didn’t see until she was shocked a...
Upgrading Your Relationship With Time
“Timing is all about how long it takes you to come into alignment with your desire. If you’re waiting, you’re a little bit off track.” Abraham Some people call it Divine Timing, the experience of time not bound by our own will, but connected to some greater order, to...
Synchronicities, Falling Buddhas, And The Quest For Enlightenment
This is the view of the deck from where I sit to do my morning meditation. Yesterday, I looked out and found the Buddha on the brick floor, on its side. My thoughts were, “Ah, that was the sound I heard? Wow, it’s not broken. What happened? “ My mind immediately...