Last Saturday, I attended a funeral of an elderly relative where the reverend announced that she thinks funerals better than weddings because “people are more real.” Ironically the weekend before, I was at a wedding. Years go by now...
I was at Starbucks the other day, and couldn’t help overhearing a conversation between 2 young lovers having a heated conversation sitting just a few feet away. The woman was trying to tell the guy why she ‘needed some space to think about...
[Note to readers: Just over a week ago, I was a guest speaker at a fundraiser book launch headed up by my dear friend Binu (far left) called “Living True to Yourself”. 5 of us (below) shared our experiences – it was a magical...
Do you believe in unconditional love? There seems to be a widespread acceptance that love in our relationships will inevitably become “I need to say and do ______ to meet someone’s expectations, not irritate, sadden, hurt, disappoint...
I often wondered about the nature of love. We can love our friends, children, parents, and of course our intimate partner. Can you really say I love this child more than that child? This friend more than that one? What are we comparing exactly...
Why I think Love Just Is… “What is sin? It is a sin to prevent Love from showing itself.” Paulo Coelho, The Witch of Portobello Just back from Mexico where our kids spent the week with their cousins endlessly laughing and playing in the hot...
As a teenager immersed in the forbidden love story of “The Thorn Birds”, I wondered, “do you have to experience pain to be truly happy”? I assumed people experiencing life issues were creating their own pain, and drama because they didn’t have...
There is a spectrum on which we all live: love on one side, fear on the other. I call it living in love versus fear. You know which side you live from based on your emotions. Love feels grounded, flowing, abundant, and compassionate with a...
There is so much illusion of what we believe ‘makes us happy’. I cannot deny the love I feel for others because it is within me. For me, truth is love. It doesn’t fade or change no matter how someone else may feel, act or what...
I was curious of the difference between the soul and spirit as they seem to be used interchangeably as in body, mind, soul/spirit. Found the distinction. You have a spirit, but you are not a spirit. What makes us each unique is our soul, which...
