What is a metaphor? ‘This bag is as heavy as a rock.’ ‘When the sun shines, it’s like liquid gold.’ ‘When you want something, imagine casting a fishing line … then reel yourself to the hook.’ What happens as you read these? Where does your mind go? What do you see, feel, hear? Metaphors are a powerful, sublimely simple, explicit way to communicate expansive concepts. How do they Continue Reading
Why Commit? – Boldness, Genius, Power and Magic
"Until one is committed, there is hesitancy, the chance to draw back, always ineffectiveness. Concerning all acts of initiative (and creation) there is one elementary truth, the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans: that the moment one definitely commits oneself, then Providence moves too. All sorts of things occur to help one that would never otherwise have occurred. A whole stream of events issues from the decision, Continue Reading
Closeness
It’s always fun to watch people's response as they discover that my husband and I have known each other for eleven years. Their assumption is that we’ve just met! This fascinated bewilderment – and inspiration that registers upon their faces – is something we’ve been witness to for years. I’ve always known that we have an exceptional – a very unique – relationship. In fact, within our first year we were Continue Reading
“Forgiveness is a Circle of Light” – Meditation
Sit or lie down … Uncross your limbs … Let your weight fall … back, and down … Notice how your breathing naturally slows … like a baby’s … deep, deep down into your belly … breath, like water, flowing through your arteries, your veins … breath, the water of life, washing through you … Envisage your energy field expanding … as if you are a translucent balloon … stretching, ever-so-effortlessly, naturally Continue Reading
Invictus – Forgiveness to Unity
Last evening my husband and I watched “Invictus”, the compelling story of Nelson Mandela and his bold and courageous leadership of ‘the new South Africa’. It has affected me deeply. What a model – akin to Gandhi, Martin Luther King, Jr., and other great leaders – of how to ‘step out of the wheel, and boldly explore a new trajectory’. (See forthcoming post "Exiting the Wheel of Time".) Continue Reading
What Is ‘The Now’?
Eckhart Tolle is the most prolific of modern day teachers bringing the concept of ‘Now’ into everyday language. He has excited the curiosity and passion of millions in exploring this and mapping a route to its experience. Yet … what is ‘the Now’? Elusive yet ever-present, it may be easiest to comprehend it through recognizing what it isn’t. Amongst my global projects, I work with people in Continue Reading
Ariole’s ‘Stillness and Sacredness’ Picks
Slow down. Tune in. Become centered. Be peace. Choose any of these titles to guide you - with ease - into the delicacy of stillness, silence, the sublime ... Simply click on the icon - or the arrows to move the carousel - to see more details! null Continue Reading
The Sacred In All Life
Every relationship is sacred. This is the cornerstone of life. This is the premise - the foundation we explore which opens to a vastness of discovery - in the H.O.P.E. Book, Retreats, Audio Course, and Project. All sages remind us of this. Everything is sacred - and so is our relationship with it. The air we breathe. The ground we walk upon. The bird songs we hear. The Continue Reading
Ariole’s Meditation Picks
Enjoy serenity. Discover bliss. Slow down. Tune in. Become centered. Be peace. Choose any of these titles to guide you - with ease - into the delicacy of stillness, silence, the sublime ... Simply click on the icon - or the arrows to move the carousel - to see more details! null Continue Reading
Meditation – Soothing the Soul and Tuning the Mind
Hectic? Fragmented. Confused? Overwhelmed. Stressed? Depressed. Tense? Afraid. Do any of these describe you? Get off the treadmill :-) And discover that you - yes you - have another choice. What Is Meditation? "Meditation is ... rhythmic activity, which unites the body with the mind; stillness, silence, in which the physiology slows, the emotional body finds peace within, and the Continue Reading