How powerful it is to be walking in balance with our indigenous grandmothers today, who remind us of the beauty and truth of our stories. They remind us of balance, purpose, peace, and love for all relations. As “Native scholar Greg Cajete has written . . . in indigenous ways of knowing, we understand a…

“The earth, that first among good mothers, gives us the gift that we cannot provide ourselves. [Without realizing it,] I had come to the lake [after my daughter left for college], and said feed me, [and] my empty heart was fed [while riding my kayak in the lake of water lilies]. I had a good…

“A value is a way of being or believing that we hold most important. Living into our values means that we do more than profess our values, we practice them. We walk our talk— we are clear about what we believe and hold important, and we take care that our intentions, words, thoughts, and behaviors…

Meditation or mindfulness, the practice of focus on the present moment without judgment, is important for honoring purpose because when we are centered in meditation, we are more in tune with the guidance of Spirit, to the divine ideas that are always available to us. Stress, worry, and doubt put us in a survival mode…

“At this moment, something profound happens. It feels like being reborn, not simply because the old self drops away, but because the world itself shifts like a kaleidoscope. Your eyes register brighter colors, and a hidden light seems to be trying to break through the thin membrane of the world. Sounds become sweeter; nature seems…

BREATHE THE BREATH OF GOOD EVERYWHERE PRESENT.INFINITE GOOD SURROUNDS, UPLIFTS AND PROTECTS US WITH THE RE-BIRTH, REJUVENATION AND RECREATION OF ABSOLUTE GOOD. WITH EACH BREATH THAT I TAKE, PERFECT HEALTH AND WHOLENESS RADIATES AS THE POWER THAT I AM.  NOTHING AND NO ONE BLOCKS MY GOOD, WHICH SHINES IN, AS AND THROUGH ME IN INFINITE…

As you begin the day,center in thepresence,breathe in the silenceof nonattachment. The breath reminds usto be still,to listen,to know,to love. We have the abilityto be the full expressionof the love thatwe desire to seein the world. The love is everybreath that we take. The love is everymoment that we are. The love is everyvision that…

“The story of our generation will be based on what we are willing to do.” Ibram X. Kendi. from How to Be an Antiracist Whatever is meant for evil empowers us with good,which means it gives us added courageand strengthto be at onewith what is,and conquerwhat is wrongwith what is right. “Are we willing to…

Absolute good is always operating in our lives to help us.  We don’t even have to worry about the things said or done because the universe conspires not to harm – but to bless us. Oftentimes, we don’t know the way; we don’t have the resources; we lack power in the flesh, but we have…

This is what we must keep always in our hearts and on our lips:loving one another means that we celebrate everyone,regardless of whether they are Muslim,or Buddhist, Hindu,or Christian, or Jew,or rather we prefer not to believe in God at all.Inclusion is about the complete healing,regenerative, restoring power of love.Love is the pure energy of…

“Skywoman bent and spread the mud with her hands across the shell of the turtle. Moved by the extraordinary gifts of the animals, she sang in thanksgiving and then began to dance, her feet caressing the earth. The land grew and grew as she danced her thanks, from the dab of mud on Turtle’s back…

The pain never breaks us.We push forward.