Most adults with “serious responsibilities” find it hard to relax, to allow ourselves to open up and play with life. Perhaps that’s why we remember the moments in which we do so clearly. Having shared the early stages of my romance with awareness in Part 1, this tale becomes more fun. At some point IContinue reading “The Singing Gecko – Part 2”
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Singing Gecko, Part 1
What I’m about to share is a whimsical little story about a pivot point in spiritual exploration which holds a sweet spot I’d like to convey. Curtain opens to a typical therapist’s office: wall of books, comfy sofa with a throw nearby, big wooden desk. Me, on that sofa, eyes darting back and forth, tissueContinue reading “Singing Gecko, Part 1”
What’s in a Name?
“Smile Lines”, which this site had been named until today, is the closest I’ve come to keeping a blog that balances both inward and outward expressions. I like writing here, yet am still in the daily tweaking stages, feeling my way deeper and deeper.
Serious Serendipity
Perhaps everyone has spots of luck in their life, some bright cards to play.
Sharing the Important Things
After a long conversation with a fellow in the neighborhood, I ran to my keyboard to write about the disconnected thoughts and questions it evoked.
Sharing Secrets
Tempting title, right? But really what I want to share is an indulgence in my life, something I hide in plain view…
Finding the Natural Course
It must be quite hard for people who have not had to revisit much of their psychology, to understand those like me…
Reflection
I wish I could show you, When you are lonely or in darkness, The Astonishing Light Of your own Being.” – Hafiz
Reticence
Although I usually feel fairly vulnerable in the world when I compare myself to others, or more so compare myself to the ideas my younger self had about what I might become…
Sagacity + Love = Serendipity?
It took a conspiracy of happenings, bridging many years and changes, connections, and impossible odds, to bring such a situation about, fueled by a mysterious energy.