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Step 360: My Christmas Story

Posted in Christmas, faith, religion on December 26, 2010 | 4 Comments »

My faith has morphed over the years. I was raised Catholic, thought for a bit about being a Unitarian and a Buddhist, and then through yoga thought that Hinduism may be a possibility. Finally, I happily settled on being interested in religion and calling myself spiritual without affiliation. So it came as quite a surprise [...]

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Step 355: Faith and the Total Lunar Eclipse

Posted in faith, nature, religion, science, season on December 21, 2010 | 4 Comments »

This morning there was a total lunar eclipse coinciding with the Winter Solstice – it ended about an hour ago. The next time that will happen will be in 2096. My brother-in-law, Phineas, and I went out to see the beginning of it. I won’t be around to see the next one. My brother-in-law has [...]

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Step 299: Letting Go Helps Us Find the Path We’re Meant For

Posted in dogs, faith, loss, love, pets on October 26, 2010 | 1 Comment »

“On my yoga mat, I ask myself what I can let go of & what I can let in to be more connected to the essence of yoga.” ~ Planet Yoga via Twitter Dogs are resilient. They leave the past where it should be – in the past. They take the learnings they need from [...]

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Step 298: Someone’s Listening

Posted in faith, yoga, youth on October 25, 2010 | 2 Comments »

“When you have come to the edge of all light that you know and are about to drop off into the darkness of the unknown, faith is knowing one of two things will happen: There will be something solid to stand on or You will be taught to fly.” ~ Patrick Overton In the past [...]

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Step 287: Review of the Off-Broadway Show, Freud’s Last Session

Posted in art, change, choices, faith, fear, politics, relationships, religion, theatre on October 14, 2010 | 6 Comments »

In 1998, I saw the play Picasso at the Lapin Agile in San Francisco. I remember being completely riveted watching the fictional meeting of two of the most inspiring characters of all time, Einstein and Picasso. This construct for a play appealed to me so much that I still routinely think about that show 12 [...]

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Step 221: Entrepreneurs Equally Confident and Vulnerable

Posted in determination, failure, faith on August 9, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

“When we were children, we used to think that when we were grown-up we would no longer be vulnerable. But to grow up is to accept vulnerability… To be alive is to be vulnerable.” ~ Madeleine L’Engle Entrepreneurship takes a bit of unbridled confidence. Part of an entrepreneur must remain a child forever. Go into [...]

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Step 137: The Sound of Faith

Posted in faith, music, yoga on May 17, 2010 | 4 Comments »

“All major religions carry basically the same message. That is love, compassion, and forgiveness. The important thing is they should be part of our daily lives.” ~ Dalai Lama Last night I hopped over to Sonic Yoga’s kirtan to make up a few teacher training hours that I’m going to miss on Saturday. I attended [...]

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Step 134: The Life Waiting For Us

Posted in career, change, choices, faith on May 14, 2010 | 4 Comments »

“We must let go of the life we have planned, so as to accept the one that is waiting for us.” ~ Joseph Campbell I walked to the subway last night with a friend of mine from yoga class. She asked me how I got so interested in so many things, which lead to us [...]

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My Year of Hopefulness – Visions and Plans

Posted in dreams, faith, hope, vision on November 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

“How could a vision ever be given to someone to harbor if that person could not be trusted to carry it out? The message is simple: commitment precedes vision.” High Eagle In San Jose, we stopped at an artisan market to buy gifts for family and friends back home. The market was filled with stalls [...]

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My Year of Hopefulness – Holy Water

Posted in change, faith, religion on November 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

In the center of Cartago there is a church known as La Basilica de la Virgen de los Angeles. In 1635, it is told that a statue of the Virgin was found in the forest by an Indian girl. She took it home and put it in a box. When she returned to the forest [...]

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