valentine’s day, similar to groundhog day, the celtic imbolc and the carnival festivities in western europe, is a celebration that heralds the slowly awakening forces of spring. it’s still cold and nasty outside but we can all feel that stirring deep down, we all know that the seeds in the ground are starting to send… Continue reading valentine’s day – a day of germination
Month: February 2007
valentine’s day: freedom to marry day
love in a dark time is an extraordinarily well written collection of essays by irish (and gay) writer colm toibin. it chronicles the romantic and artistic struggles of gay artists, from genius writer/playwright/poet oscar wilde to spanish filmmaker pedro almodovar. on valentine’s day, i want to remember that we need to break out of the… Continue reading valentine’s day: freedom to marry day
chinese love poetry
to celebrate chinese new year these two days before valentine’s day, and to continue this series of articles about love, let us enjoy chinese poet kuan tao-sheng’s words about love in married life. she lived from 1262 to 1319 but her words are timeless: you and i have so much love, that it burns like… Continue reading chinese love poetry
you
this morning i turned again to the beautiful words of martin buber, austrian-jewish philosopher and mystic. his i and thou is perhaps the most important book ever written about what it means to be in relationship. the relationship between i and you – the stuff of love. buber talks about contemplating a tree. (i have… Continue reading you
an excerpt from martin buber’s “i and thou”
below is an excerpt from martin buber’s i and thou. i’ll refer to it in my next post. i contemplate a tree. i can accept it
going to a place that is love
over the next few days, as we are approaching valentine’s day, let’s talk about love. here is an excerpt of what ram dass in his book the only dance there is says about being in love: love and consciousness are one and the same thing. as you get into a higher state of consciousness you… Continue reading going to a place that is love
time travel and the slothwoman
morgan moonlady mama musky you musky – let me cuddle up with your mysterious feathers, let me cry at your furry breast. morgan moonlady mama musky you musky – big mama you, bigger than life, bigger and softer and warmer than life, let me drink of your thick milk. morgan moonlady mama musky you musky… Continue reading time travel and the slothwoman
understanding expectations
the other day someone said that i was a picky eater. this was after telling them that i can’t have any dairy products in the morning – it gives me bad cramps. i was hurt that i was called picky and defended myself by saying that it wasn’t that i was rejecting their food, or… Continue reading understanding expectations
probing the mind of the cavewoman
what went through the mind of the cavewoman? that’s hard to answer because fossil records won’t tell us anything about it. the good people at the max planck institute had a stab at that question anyway. they felt that one of the things that our ancestors would have to know would be how to find… Continue reading probing the mind of the cavewoman
journaling: a dialogue
how can you best use a journal to help you with self-discovery and healing? one method that moves people forward is the self-parenting program developed by dr. john pollard. the idea is to write out dialogues between your inner child and your inner parent. it starts out with a few weeks of a very scripted… Continue reading journaling: a dialogue