This is a message I received this morning. It is a beautiful day on planet Earth, and we are blessed. S.B.
“You are never alone, but you are All One…Your ego may feel a sense of loneliness, a sense of abandonment or separation, which is the effect of your choice...
If you can stay centered when the world around you sways…If you can breathe instead of brace…trust instead of tighten andreturn to your Heart even when old patterns call your name –
If you can hold your frequency steadywhile others lose theirs to some dramaand still offer compassion without collapsing...
This morning was a walk up to the corner, then hailing a cab for a ride out to Las Brisas.
This is a district out near the Navy Base, just over 9 kilometers from my place in Santiago. For my American friends, that’s almost six miles. Not a walk I...
by Zhander P'ng I want to say this plainly, even if it makes people uncomfortable.
I am neurotic.
I overthink.
I spiral.
I feel urgency where others feel patience.
I see ten steps ahead and panic when it feels like no one else is moving.
And for most of my life, this has made my...
For 26 years, The Palm Cabaret has provided some of the best entertainment in Puerto Vallarta. Often, Grammy-award winners come to vacation and wind up onstage in this intimate theater in the heart of the Romantic Zone.
The Palm Cabaret has been a stepping stone in countless careers, from drag queens and tribute...
Coco Cabaret, by The Palm, features three LED video screens, soaring ceilings, incredible lighting and sound systems, and is located just one block off all the action in the Romantic Zone. Coco Cabaret, Vallarta's newest state-of-the-art venue, in its second season, is a fabulous addition to the entertainment scene.
Comfortable...
Gratitude is the wine for the soul. Go on. Get drunk! — Rumi
They give me tips on how to live— Save your money, forgive, forgive.
But I tip my glass to a different creed, Dancing on edges, chasing need.
In tulip fields where the wild winds ran, A Dutch girl dreamt...
Recap: Good Morning, From Here, December 20 to 31 Monday This will be the last whole week of Vallarta Mirror. It doesn't make me sad one bit. I made a note in my daytimer that the Rearview Mirror is two years old today. It will have two more publications...
If you're fishing in Puerto Vallarta right now, you couldn't ask for better conditions. I'll expand on this, but the water temperatures are perfect, and the water is a perfect 'high visibility blue'. Bait conditions are ideal, with many varied bait species to drive you crazy.
Which species are you...
“Among my earlier, fond memories are two regarding this great spice. The first is breakfast with buttered toast topped with crunchy, baked sugar and Cinnamon, melted and melded, right out of the oven. The second recollection - during the sixth grade – was that of soaking toothpicks in Cinnamon...
"Who's being naughty or nice" - An early Christmas Gift from Yeshua...
"Greetings, beloved brothers and sisters, I wish to speak with you today about sin.
There are many expressions about it. You've probably heard, “The wages of sin is death.” But sin is woven into many conversations —the idea of...
I’m off to Lulu's this morning to meet up with some foreign friends. A couple of Ukrainians have come down from Mexico City, and an Israeli writer friend is visiting from Guadalajara.
I’ve always loved that Mexico is a country that takes people in; in the early 30s, it was...
Some time ago, I asked American tenor Branden James how he and his husband, Australian cellist James Clark, met Effie Passero and how they not only became friends but also professional collaborators as a trio. When I read what Branden had written, I realized we had all heard Effie...
For 26 years, The Palm Cabaret has provided some of the best entertainment in Puerto Vallarta. Often, Grammy-award winners come to vacation and wind up onstage in this intimate theater in the heart of the Romantic Zone.
The Palm Cabaret has been a stepping stone in countless careers, from drag queens and tribute...
Coco Cabaret, by The Palm, features three LED video screens, soaring ceilings, incredible lighting and sound systems and is located just one block off all the action in the Romantic Zone, Vallarta's newest state-of-the-art venue is a fabulous addition to the entertainment scene.
Comfortable seating, signature cocktails, and The Palm's...
This piece is for Sofia. And for Carmen, whose dancing brings morning light to the park in Puerto Vallarta. E.Z.Years ago, in a classroom far from home, she was my student - a poet, a swimmer, a soul who carried more couragethan most will ever know.She faced a world...
Recap: Good Morning, From Here, December 13 - 19 Monday The tiny theatre tucked into Arte VallARTa was overflowing with those who love live theater, and they were most certainly not disappointed by the unusualness of ''Anak ni Tapia: Leaving Mother,'' which starred playwright Lani T. Montreal in a...
I write these fishing articles all year long. But the time we have our best fishing is right now. When Puerto Vallarta fishing kicks into gear, it’s one of the best fishing areas in the world, no joke.
And if you’re here, you can catch the entire list of...
Dill was incorporated in cooking as a culinary herb in ancient Egypt, Greece, and Rome, used in the Middle Ages to protect against witchcraft and, infused in wine, to enhance passion! It’s thought of as a good luck symbol. Recognizing the antibiotic properties of Dill, gladiators used it on...
''Greetings, beloved brothers and sisters.Much of our actions and words are based on an underlying belief we often don't examine.That belief, of course, is that we are separate and that we are on our own. And, “If it is to be, it is up to me.” Once you realize...
