Stand with the Angels. FIGHT!

2700 years ago Plato laid out how a tyrant or absolute ruler seizes and maintains power. He does four simple things: In no particular order, he A) takes over the educational system, so that boys (girls weren’t educated then) are loyal to the State rather than family...

What is a miracle?

Recently I broke my leg and right after that I broke my arm so I have not been able to post anything for a long time. However, I wanted to share with you a story of a miracle a friend just sent to me. I think of it as a miracle, and like many others there is nothing...

The Silence of Hope

This week I want to share a letter from a young woman, only 22, who wrote a while ago about her dismay and hopelessness as she struggled for spirituality — and what happened.  Isn’t that often how it works? You are brought to your knees, and suddenly when all is lost,...

Two Angels

Sometimes when you are feeling discouraged and very low, or when you think you are alone in the world, something catches your eye — and it needn’t even be anything magnificent, but suddenly your heart opens. Sometimes you see it (whatever “it” is, hope, joy, calm) in...

The Heroine’s Journey

The other day I was interviewed by Susanna Liller for her YouTube series on the Heroine’s Journey. What fun! Here is the link:  https://youtu.be/n5E5kUy-Pzc. . I think we are all on a Hero’s (or Heroine’s) Journey, all our lives long. We are always in transition —...