“It is never too late to be what you might have been.” –George Eliot
Many years ago, I turned down a job that would have given me an exotic, international life. …
Aquarius Full Moon: Widen Your World
Leo New Moon: Open-Minded and Open-Hearted
Melanie Knecht was born with spina bifida and uses a wheelchair – but she still manages to pursue her life-long love for camping.…
Capricorn Lunar Eclipse: Hold Your Center
An aboriginal tribe had embarked on a long journey. After walking for a few days, they made camp and paused for another couple of days before moving on. When asked why they did this, one of them replied, “We need to stop and rest so that our souls can catch up with our bodies.”
This story, recounted by Wayne Muller in his book Sabbath, reminds me of something Joseph Campbell said in the first episode of The Power of Myth (now on Netflix).…
Cancer New Moon Eclipse: Suffer the Little Children
I have always been a big fan of Liz Gilbert’s. Though I’ve yet to read her latest work, City of Girls, I’ve devoured everything else she has written, from Eat Pray Love to Big Magic.…
Sagittarius Full Moon: Dream Big
I moved from L.A. to Sedona, Arizona in the late Eighties, seeking refuge from big city life. But as I soon discovered, the once-charming little town was fast becoming an overcrowded tourist destination.…
Gemini New Moon: Stretch Your Mind
Jean Houston often took her dog on after-school walks down Park Avenue in New York City. One day, distracted by grief over her parents’ divorce, the 14-year-old girl accidentally knocked down a frail old gentleman.…
Scorpio Full Moon: A Time for Divination
After tending to a sick relative for hours, Peggy came home exhausted and fell into bed. At some point in the night, a noise awakened her. Groggy, she stumbled into the hallway to investigate – where she encountered a stranger.…
Taurus New Moon: The Electric Earth
It was a beautiful autumn morning in 1996 at Mike Reynolds’ headquarters outside Taos, New Mexico. I dipped my hands into the rich, brown mud and set a dollop atop a low wall.…
Libra Full Moon: Things Fall Apart
“We think that the point is to pass the test or overcome the problem, but the truth is that things don’t really get solved. They come together and they fall apart.…
Aries New Moon: Hold Your Power
Recently, a friend and I visited Old Town here in San Diego to seek Zoltar’s counsel. He had disappeared from his former location, so a manhunt was required. But at last we found him, in the foyer of the Alamo restaurant.…
Libra Full Moon: Bonding in the Broken Places
Born with a cleft lip and eyes of two different colors, seven-year-old Madden Humphreys often came home in tears after bullies at his school called him “ugly” and even worse names.…
Pisces New Moon: Go Surfing
One stormy day, a distraught man walked far out onto a jetty, as high waves crashed around him. In deep despair, he thought how all he had to do was take one step forward, and his troubles would be over.…
Virgo Full Moon: Catch the Express Train
Lately I’ve been giving a lot of things away. Inspired by Marie Kondo’s philosophy of blessing and releasing items that no longer spark joy, I’ve dug deep into cabinets and closets and let go of many items – everything from Mom’s old punchbowl set and Dad’s tools, to some lovely jewelry and clothes that just aren’t “me” anymore (but have delighted friends who took them home).…
Aquarius New Moon: Be True to Yourself
In her inspiring, irreverent book You are a Badass, Jen Sincero tells the story of a memorable hike in the Utah badlands. The writer and her friends stumbled across a modern-day Tarzan in his late thirties who lived in a cave and sustained himself on deer and squirrels he caught with a home-made bow and arrow.…
Leo Blood Moon Eclipse: Us vs. Them
The United States has become a battleground. Like Yankees and Confederates in the Civil War, we find ourselves on opposite sides of the fence, unable or unwilling to bridge the gap.…