Lesson 14: Ask for Directions

Question: Why does it take millions of sperm to fertilise one egg? Answer: Because they won't ask for directions. Mount St. Victoire, painted by Paul Cezanne Have you ever noticed how some people are scared to ask for directions? They don’t want to look like they don’t have everything under control so they just muddle … Continue reading Lesson 14: Ask for Directions →

Lesson 13: Connect with Animals to find Joy

“Petting, scratching, and cuddling a dog could be as soothing to the mind and heart as deep meditation and almost as good for the soul as prayer.” – Dean Koontz, American author I was lucky to be brought up in a home with a dog. Our first dog was Dixie. She was a pure-bred collie … Continue reading Lesson 13: Connect with Animals to find Joy →

Lesson 12: Please Patronize Thrift Shops

“Second hand is the better choice of the whole wide world.” --Anonymous Cubes to put on hangers when sizing donated clothes Do you like to shop at thrift shops, or charity shops, as they are called in Europe? I like to shop at these places because the money you spend there usually goes to a … Continue reading Lesson 12: Please Patronize Thrift Shops →

Lesson 11: Be Open to Signs from the Spirit World

“And now here is my secret, a very simple secret; it is only with the heart that one can see rightly, what is essential is invisible to the eye.”– Antoine de Saint-Exupery Some people say that a spiritual world doesn’t exist because they can see no evidence of that. I say they aren’t paying attention … Continue reading Lesson 11: Be Open to Signs from the Spirit World →

Lesson 10: Let Your Intuition Guide You

“Everyone who wills can hear the inner voice. It is within everyone.” --Mahatma Gandhi GI Joes complete with tent and Jeep Sometimes our intuition or inner voice guides us to do the right thing after doing many wrong things. This is what happened to me back when I was a ten-year-old tomboy. My closest sibling … Continue reading Lesson 10: Let Your Intuition Guide You →

Lesson Nine: Explore your roots to understand who you are

“Behind every appearance of diversity there is an interdependent unity of all things.” —George de Benneville. Are you interested in genealogy? If so, dear reader, I have an amazing story to tell you that might seem unbelievable. But it’s true and it affirms the adage that we are all connected. Once there were two sisters, … Continue reading Lesson Nine: Explore your roots to understand who you are →

Lesson Eight: We are all connected

“All things are connected like the blood that unites us. We do not weave the web of life, we are merely a strand in it. Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves.” – Chief Seattle Baby birds sitting in the nest on top of palm leaf The other day, I got to … Continue reading Lesson Eight: We are all connected →

Lesson Seven: Be a Good Listener

“Listening is an art that requires attention over talent, spirit over ego, others over self.” Dean Jackson, author of The Poetry of Oneness: Illuminating Awareness of the True Self. Have you ever noticed that most people aren’t very good listeners? Typically, when I am at a party or other social gathering, the people I meet … Continue reading Lesson Seven: Be a Good Listener →

Lesson Six: Educate yourself until you find meaning

Education is not just about going to school and getting a degree. It's about widening your knowledge and absorbing the truth about life. Shakuntala Devi, an Indian woman who wrote novels and texts about math, puzzles and astrology. She was known as “the human computer” because of her ability to do complex math calculations in … Continue reading Lesson Six: Educate yourself until you find meaning →

Lesson Five: Some Questions Don’t Have Answers

"Zen wants us to acquire a new point of view to look into the mysteries of life. This is because Zen has come to the conclusion that the logical process of reasoning is powerless to give satisfaction to our deepest spiritual needs." ~ D.T. Suzuki Are you an orphan? Are both your parents gone now? … Continue reading Lesson Five: Some Questions Don’t Have Answers →