Love has no agenda …

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Even constructive criticism can feel judgmental. And help can feel assuming and condescending.

But love feels pure. Because it is. … More

When we look honestly at ourselves and live our values, we are happy and at peace.

We relate to others. We don’t judge them. We know that the love within us is also within them. The rest is in process. … More

It can be tempting to think that we are above the lessons afforded us by a partner. But if we were, the lessons wouldn’t feel like work. There would be nothing to learn from them.

We would simply move on to another lesson, or level of learning. And we would do it without judging our partner.… More

I jog. Breathing in green and talking to the birds make it doable for me.

“Good morning with you,” I said to a Grackle who flew by to land near the pond. “I hear you,” I said, as he squeaked and whistled. And then I stopped, to wonder if I really did hear him. Was I listening … or just talking?

I joined him on the grassy slope. And as I sat there, I was present–not with the Grackle, but with me. That’s what I needed, to stop and feel the earth, to breathe with the water, surrounded by blue sky. I needed to feel like me, to get back to center where I could get a second wind.

Life isn’t a checklist. It’s a moment-by-moment experience.… More

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