Make What You Want What You Need

Make What You Want What You Need

Have you ever wanted something or someone so badly that you moved heaven and earth and a few other places in between to get it and when you finally do, you realize that you didn’t want it after all? You stare at the thing, wondering what in goodness name caused you to...
My Boyfriend Spoke to Trees

My Boyfriend Spoke to Trees

In my 20’s I had a boyfriend who spoke to trees and by society’s standards, he would have been considered a bit off his rocker. I remember the first time we went to a wooded park close to the apartment I lived. It had a large expanse of mature trees that for some...
Rush Slowly

Rush Slowly

 I have always been an impatient person. I get antsy when I have to wait in a line, be it at the supermarket, the bank, even in traffic, I would occupy myself by fretting over how much longer would I have to wait. All this was before I discovered the art of...
Many Paths, One Source

Many Paths, One Source

Many Paths, One Source   A few days ago a friend said to me, “I do not see what you believe, being any different from those persons who believe in organized religion.” I stood mouth open and for a moment shocked that she may be right. What about my process of...
Religion vs Spirituality

Religion vs Spirituality

My friend Ali and I share strong disagreement on the topic of religion and spirituality. I do not even know why we argue because it’s like debating over which taste better, mangoes or pineapples. They are not comparable. He is still caught up in the dogma that was...