“When someone is denying what they are, then that’s when things start to spiral down.“ -WILL.I.AM Daily DIVO-tional... Denying the true self? Denying hopes, wants, desires? Denying what is plain to see in action and participation? It matters not WHAT or HOW the denial is happening, it matters that it is. Humans are the only creatures in nature that are capable of this, other than those creatures and beings manipulated to do human desire and trade. Being something other than w

“She stood in the storm, and when the wind did not blow her away, she adjusted her sails.” -Elizabeth Edwards Daily DIVO-tional... Storms come in many forms, within or without. Emotional storms are very real, a torrent of intensity and unpredictability. So much power behind them, fueled energetically by varying degrees of opposition in belief and expectation. Just as much potential for catastrophe or construction relative to perspective; perhaps, even, adventure. If you had t

“Raise your words, not your voice. It is rain that grows flowers, not thunder.” -Rumi Daily DIVO-tional... In many spiritual paths, water represents emotion. Flowing and rolling in response to various thoughts and perceptions. Some times it’s still as glass, and others a tsunami bursting forward with such force, it levels all in its path. Leaving nothing the same as it was before. Another metaphor, a storm, a catalytic combination of elements, so polar in expression that when

“Be curious, not judgemental.” -Walt Whitman Daily DIVO-tional... We do not have to decide what something is or is not once we observe it, although that does seem to be the way our mind works. Perhaps a safety feature of our biological form here on this planet. It allows us to quickly assess and determine the level of alert required for the situation at hand. Fight, flight, or freeze can be issued or not once our awareness rests on what we perceive something to be, regardless

“There is no dark side of the moon really. Matter of fact it’s all dark.” -Pink Floyd Daily DIVO-tional... The Moon is just the moon. A satellite in orbit around the Earth. A hunk of rock spinning around and around in perfect proximity and speed to create a balanced spin and rotation of the Earth, that just so happens to allow life to exist. Not to mention all the influences in tides and movement of water, globally. Yeah, JUST the Moon! I find it interesting this quote came f

“The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.” Mahatma Gandhi Daily DIVO-tional... When a tree is young, a sapling, it is pliable and adaptable. It can easily move and recover from elements and forces applied to it. As the tree ages, it builds up adaptations to chronic forces and demands imposed upon it. These adaptations are specific and a means of survival. However, as the environment changes as a result of acute event or gradual alteration, the e

“Grant me the serenity time accept a things I cannot change, the courage to change the things that I can, and the wisdom to know the difference” -Serenity Prayer Daily DIVO-tional... The serenity prayer. Simple yet elegant, short and powerful, concise still dense. Much of the discontent in life comes from pushing against things unwanted. A dance of control, an attempt to tackle or restrain variables and fluctuations outside of a “normal” set deemed acceptable. Although, these

”Sometimes the hard in life places us directly on path to the most amazing things we will ever experience, yet never imagined.” Daily DIVO-tional... The graphic pretty much sums it all up. No one wants to feel pain or displeasure, but sometimes it is just the stimulus or motivation we need to make a change and or move from where we are; providing a brand new vantage point and experiences. I'm sure most of us can think of a time that we thought the WORST thing in the world was

“Sometimes on the way to a dream you get lost and find a better one.” Daily DIVO-tional... Lost is only a concept. Something conceived or felt within the perceptions of a moment, much like looking at a plant and deciding it is a weed. A weed is simply a plant growing some place unwanted or unexpected. Ironically, in some circles they are referred to as volunteers. Completely different connotation, in my opinion! Personally, I am excited for the tomato plant volunteers that sh

“Goodbyes are only for those who love with their eyes. Because for those who love with heart and soul there is no such thing as separation.” -Rumi Daily DIVO-tional... Our ordinary senses make our experiences very real, and rightfully so, otherwise navigating the physical realm would prove most difficult. The senses, so finely tuned, creating such sharpness of focus, it is hard to see beyond the solidity of a brick wall or the thorn of a rose. Senses so deliberately turned to

“Broken crayons still COLOR!” Daily DIVO-tional A broken crayon can be used for many things, including what it was originally created for! Although, that doesn’t always happen; typically they get stowed away in a box of misfit crayons to be used another day, but that doesn’t always happen. Repurposing is a trendy way of saying you didn’t let it go to waste. In a capitalist society, it’s hard to imagine all the things in life that actually still have use in them, because there

“In faith there is enough light for those who want to believe and enough shadows to blind those who do not.” -Blaise Pascal Daily DIVO-tional... A loaded statement, for sure. Which, in and of itself, supports exactly what it posits. Whichever connotation chosen to ascribe to faith, colloquial or not, is appropriate. At this time, whatever faith you have in the World, people, places, religions, spirituality, groups, rituals, things etcetera has been stirred up; shaken like a s

“When your love touches someone else’s pain, it becomes compassion.” -Steven Levine Daily DIVO-tional... We could all use a bit more of this in our lives!! When my cup is full, I fill others, and when theirs is full, they fill mine. It’s not super complicated, except to the degree that they believe the fullness is finite and must be conserved, sometimes, at all costs! The real magic is that combining of love and pain, and in rare and beautiful moments, instead of tolerance or

“We are what we believe we are!” -C.S. Lewis Daily DIVO-tional... What else could we be? Our beliefs shape our reality, not the other way around. Reality, finely molded by our beliefs, only confirms that which we’ve previously come to conclusions about. We’re not just talking about looking at things a certain way, a perspective, although that is a large part, but in the world that surrounds you and how you interact with it. Our reality is shaped by our beliefs from the minuti

“Stop acting so small. You are the universe in ecstatic motion.” -RUMI Daily DIVO-tional... There is a depth to this statement, almost ineffable. Perhaps validating it as the lowest common denominator of truth regarding our existence and purpose. Atoms to molecules, molecules to cells, cells to tissues, tissues to organs, organs to organ systems, organ systems to bodies, bodies to communities, communities to cities, cities to countries, countries to continents, continents to

“The dream is free but the inspiration is sold separately.” Daily DIVO-tional... Just ponder that... Everyone and anyone can dream, and DOES, at some point in their life. At a very young age, we dream, imagining what it would be like to be an adult; all the things we want to and could do, or who we want to be, with our lives. A wellspring of potential, vigor, and inspiration shaping and molding our lives with a portent of success and happiness. A defining factor, through outs

“Learn how to see. Realize that everything connects to everything else.” -Leonardo Da Vinci Daily DIVO-tional... So many quotes that come to mind as I read this, although Leonardo predates many of those authors. When a person chooses a life of reflection, one that observes how things work at various levels of existence, things start to become apparent. Life recapitulates itself, built upon a foundation of simplicity repeated over and over again. In this simplified structure,

“Everything you do now is for your future, think about it!” Daily DIVO-tional... We become what we think about most, and our future is that becoming, so everything you think about, and do, NOW, will be your future! Do you want a repeat of today and yesterdays, or do you wish your dreams to become your reality? Spend time wisely, rather than fully. Just a little bit of wisdom: Some times, the best thing to do is to go and do something fun or otherwise simple, so that you forge

“Sometimes you will never know the value of a moment until it becomes a memory.” -Dr. Seuss Daily DIVO-tional... A moment, in real time, doesn’t allow for many perspectives to be observed, especially regarding actions, reactions, and perceptions of all involved. In spite of the infinite number of possibilities a moment contains, it lacks in plasticity due to PROBABLE actions, reactions, and perceptions of participants relative to how they showed up in the moment. Simply put,

”The clearest way into the universe is through a forest wilderness.” -John Muir Daily DIVO-tional... At each level of reality, systems are created through interaction complexities; varying degrees of cooperation and competition. To describe them in detail, let alone completely, would fill volumes. In many ways, humans have removed themselves from the natural order within the planet’s systems, locally and globally. However, sanctuaries still exist that offer glimpses, if time