The dream is real if we believe in it enough to work for it.… More

I was in paradise wandering from one little alcove to another, with angel trumpets cascading overhead and roses perfuming the morning air. The wonderment of spring in a garden is unmatched, except maybe by the wonderment of spring in a relationship!

In the spring, we see the miracle of what’s growing. We are intrigued by the newness and the wonder of flourishing possibilities. We tend what’s blooming, so we can celebrate more flowers; and taking advantage of Mother Nature, we plant annuals to create a virtual carpet of color, knowing they won’t survive the winter.

There is always something we can plant, though. Every season has its own magic. And in relationships, we direct the flow from one season to the next. We don’t have to jump to another relationship or warmer climate to find paradise; we can just stay connected with the wonder.

We can shine our own light and spread our own colors. We can add freshness and possibility and awe. We can cultivate the relationship of our dreams … and appreciate the ongoing, albeit changing, splendor.

We can welcome each transition. We can find sanctuary to refuel our body, mind and spirit — without feeling guilty or distant!… More

Our minds allow us to intellectualize the truth, our senses allow us to see and touch some elements of the truth. But there are elements of the truth that we cannot rationalize, or see, or touch.

We must feel them … and to do that, we use what some would call our hearts.

Imagine a room with God in it. There is a huge window into the room and God is wired; he can be seen and heard. Several people stand at the window. Each is asked to explain God.

One describes with impeccable detail what God looks like. Another describes the audible breathing heard from the room, analyzing the intensity, the calmness, and a sigh . Still another theorizes what God’s purpose is for visiting the room.

Another, sitting silently with his eyes closed, realizes that there is a door between him and God, and that it was intended to be used. And what he feels when he opens the door cannot be experienced through the window. Neither can it be passed on to the others. They must experience it for themselves!


Mysticism (exemplified by Christ, Buddha, and every great spiritual teacher) requires that we go inward, that we venture through the door to spirit and experience God personally.… More