Center for Spiritual Living Huntsville

Resting in the Journey

When we stop chasing after the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow, we begin to experience the aliveness of the journey.  The focus then shifts from the imagined future scene in the movie of our life to the present scene, here and now.  Every step reminds us how to live.  The walk is everything.

The Work of Being Human

Could experience be for humans what erosion is for elements?  Is the purpose of experience, over a lifetime, to carry us to what matters and then wear us away till we become part of the sweet water the next generation drinks?  If this is so, then what is the work of being human?

The Work of Being

Is it possible that with each inhalation we take in the world, we also awaken our soul?  And with each exhalation, do we free ourselves of the world which inevitably entangles us?  Is this how we fill up and empty a hundred times a day, seeking the gift of the two breaths?  Perhaps this is the work of being.

Where the Mind is Without Fear

Rabindranath Tagore wrote, “Where the mind is without fear, the head is held high: where words come out from the depth of truth, where tireless striving stretches its arms toward effortlessness, where the clear stream of life has not lost its way into the dreary desert sand of dead habit. Into the heaven of freedom, let us awaken.”

The Reach of Kindness

The Dalai Llama has said that “My religion is kindness.” Kindness is the antidote to everything. It is the kindness and wisdom we encounter beyond our fears that brings us Alive.

Receiving the Gifts of Life

What if in the midsts of our troubles we are given the gift we need? Every circumstance incubates the soul so it might germinate while we are here. By entering where we are, thoroughly, we see a way to navigate the gifts of life.

Trust Life to Give Us What We Need

I never stop trusting that life will give me exactly what I need. It is then my privilege to work with what I have been given. Reaping the blessings is the art of gratitude and inter-being.

Only the Heart Can Enter

We cannot enter a space of joy and inner peace by using our minds. We must lead with our heart so that the door will open to us. 

The Deepest Acceptance

There is truly nothing more we can do than to accept what is. The deeper our acceptance, the deeper our healing and joy. 

Awakened Doing

As we do things in our lives, are we awake as we go forth? Let us be conscious as we take each step. We are awake.