As I spent time on the Yoga mat this morning with my teacher, LaMor Silas, she stressed the importance of focusing on gratitude. She spoke in quiet tones about finding contentment with a beautiful, blissful heart, and to zero in on all that I should … [Read more...]
Bob Dylan — A Nobel Laureate
As you get older, you get smarter and that can hinder you because you try to gain control over the creative impulse. Creativity is not like a freight train going down the tracks. It’s something that has to be caressed and treated with a great deal of … [Read more...]
Tragedy and Bitterness
Loss changes us forever – sometimes in unpredictable ways. The things that used to really bother me ten years ago, don’t even faze me today. In some cases, the fall out from tragedy is significantly more severe. I know a lady who lost her spouse, … [Read more...]
Raising future green thumbs
My goal as an educator is to develop and nurture our future green thumbs, and make them into the best gardeners and farmers. Education begins in the garden. Tilling the soil, enjoying the fresh air, and making the earth worms do the squiggle dance … [Read more...]