Whatever it is you're dealing with, which you might consider stressful, is only real on the level on which it is perceived.
When you have young children, and you see them being frustrated in learning to crawl or walk or achieve a goal, from your level, you know that even...
A Mexican friend once told me that everyone in this country is never more than four people away from the President; conoce a un hombre que conoce a un hombre. Everybody knows a man who knows a man who knows a man. In a country that loves allegory and...
Last week, I raised my voice in a declaration of care. Today, I follow up—with a deeper vow... and a nod to BTO. E.Z.
"Love recognizes no barriers. It jumps hurdles, leaps fences, penetrates walls to arrive at its destination full of hope."—Maya Angelou
They ask me why I care— Why...
This July, we welcome the 7 frequency. And it's a complex, tricky one!
First, we get this 7 vibration by adding the 9 Universal Year to the 7th month of July. 9+7=16 - a karmic vibe of lack of self-love and appreciation – we reduce 16 by adding the 1+...
(Dracaena angolensis) Family: AsparagaceaeAlso known as: Bow String Hemp, Cylindrical Snake Plant, Elephant’s Toothpick, Skyline Spear, Sansevieria, and Spear SansevieriaOrigin: AngolaWritten about further in The Civilized Jungle, Volume I and The Medicinal Jungle, Volume I“With only the slightest imagination, both its most common name and that of Elephant’s Toothpick...
A few days ago, I felt moved to sit down near a coconut stand and “be,” and in my ‘being’ I get to observe life around me – to witness with equanimity.
I often get a clear feeling that I am supposed to be where I am being directed, and...
I’m not sure if there is a better time to walk around town than in the morning after a light rain. The air is fresh, the streets are clean, and people are all smiles. And this rain is long overdue. It was a dry year with too many fires.
I’m...
Inspired by Andy Borowitz.
I speak not as an outsider,but as a neighbor.
A witness.
A fellow human beingwhose heart beats across borders.
I’ve lived among you.
Raised children in your schools.
Walked your streets.
And still,I feel the tremble of a nation on the edge—and I cannot stay silent.
This is not about lines on a...
by Zhander P’ng It’s my last Saturday morning in Puerto Vallarta. Not forever, not exactly—but long enough to feel the shift. I say “sort of for good” because I’ve learned nothing is ever final. Nothing is ever truly “for good.” But this moment—this leaving—carries a weight. A softness. A...
Alexandrian Laurel (Calophyllum inophyllum) Family: ClusiaceaeAlso known as: Alexandrian Laurel Balltree, Beach Calophyllum, Beach Touriga, Beauty Leaf, Borneo-Mahogany, Dilo Oil Tree, Indian Laurel, Indian Doomba Oil Tree, Indian-laurel, Laurelwood, Mastwood, Red Poon, Satin Touriga, and Tacamahac TreeOrigin: Tropical East Africa to eastern Polynesia“Laurel would be incomplete without the addition...
