To move or not to move?

June 29th, 2009

“The Gods only go with you if you put yourself in their path. And that takes courage”. We looked at a house for rent yesterday, my husband and I. It was in a Mission Canyon, an amazing area deep in the mountains, and yet only 5 minutes away from downtown Santa Barbara. We toyed with [...]

Stripper on a pole

June 19th, 2009

How would we connect to God if there were no religions? How would we experience God if there were no priests? How would we open to God without “spirituality”, without meditations, rituals, ceremonies, sacred circles, candles and incense? Where would we find God if there were no churches, temples, sacred places? Those questions came to [...]

Personal or Private?

June 15th, 2009

“The more I write about who I am, the more I share myself with others, the more present as who I am I become, more centered, more grounded” I told my friend yesterday. We talked about writing books about our own experience, writing of sensitive stuff, embarrassing stuff, private stuff.

 “I move from wish to wish in my life“ I realized, while in a shower, a couple of days ago. “I wish to do something, to be something, and my life moves in that direction. I wished to become a psychologist for a while, then I wished to become a designer, then I wished to [...]

I love being with nature, with trees, because of the way they relate. There is no “noise” in relationship with trees. There is no “little voice in my head”, there are no stories, no “right way” to be, to talk, no “right thing to do”. There is only space to be. There is no talking. [...]