A lot of the advice in the I Ching, and Taoism in general, can be summarized as "be like water," which I love. But for this week's Hexagram 21: Biting Through we have "vigorous measures" that must be taken at…
It is not uncommon these days to buy followers online or to use strategies for inflating the number of followers that have nothing to do with true connection. Leaders sometimes create followings by "force or cunning, by conspiracy or by…
Yesterday I saw a robin hopping around in the yard for the first time this year. For me, nothing says spring more than the return of birds who fly south for the winter. Spring migration reaches its peak in May,…
Grace has been a favorite word of mine since childhood. When I was born my grandmother gave my parents a framed print of an explanation of what the name Anita means and it hung on the wall of my childhood…
Have you ever put on a pot of water on the stove to boil, walked away for a bit, then totally forgot about it until the pot boiled over? It's possible I've done that a time or two (ahem). That…