As a child I was active; I had “productive” and “work ethic” all over me. My girl classmates in the sixth grade would say, “We like boys, we carry pocketbooks, we cut our hair. You are so different than us”. They were right, I was different. I was boring in that I danced every day after school with a prominent …
Yeller….
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Yeller |
Understated |
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Emphatic |
Invisible |
“I am a….
“I am a mess.” No, you are just having an experience you won’t detach from.
Surrendering to Growth….
I am in the middle of a change. Change is never pleasant, no matter how positive it is. Throughout my life, there have been times when I was heading in a particular direction, only to find I was being guided to a place I had never thought about. So periodically I reach a place where I say I want to …
We have to be….
We have to be willing to own the ugly truth in order to reach the beautiful Truth.
Arbitrary….
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Arbitrary |
Rational / reasoned |
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Intuitive / spontaneous / free |
Stern / severe / inflexible / unbending |
Mother’s Day….
Today in the States we celebrate Mother’s Day. Baba was for me both my mother and father. He brought me up; he cleaned me up. My first mother and father were my first teachers. They continue to teach me my life lessons. I owe them much, since they introduced me to the part I am playing and helped reveal the …
Dominant….
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Dominant |
Dominated / doormat / victim |
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Tyrant / bully |
Team player / humble |
Everyone is….
Everyone is nuts. Do you think you are sane?
Ganesh….
Baba used to call me Ganesh. At the time, the name did not bring joy into my heart. What am I supposed to learn from this? Why is he calling me Ganesh? These were my questions. Yes, I was in charge of security for the ashram. Yes, Ganesh was the guard at the door for his mother, Parvati. Yes, I …