“Every day is a journey, and the journey itself is home.” Matsuo Basho Today felt surreal in so many ways. There was a tremendous amount of energy moving as we took time to honor our beautiful Earth and intentionally send love deep into her very core. At different moments throughout the day, I found myself simply wanting to stop. To sit. To breathe. To take it all in. And perhaps that was exactly what I was supposed to do. It was my birthday, which made the day even more

"We are all living in cages with the door wide open." — George Lucas What a powerful image. A cage with the door standing wide open, yet we remain inside. How many times have we felt stuck in some area of our lives? We feel trapped in a job that no longer brings us joy, a relationship that has run its course, a financial situation that seems impossible to change, or circumstances that leave us wondering how we got here, and how do we get out? Sometimes the cage is not even

“My life is my message.” Mahatma Gandhi What if we woke up every morning remembering that our life is speaking before we ever say a word? We are constantly sending messages into the world. We send them through our words, our actions, our choices, our attitudes, and even through the energy we carry into a room. Every interaction becomes part of the message. Every response, every act of kindness, every moment of patience—or impatience—reveals something about who we are choos

"The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain." — Dolly Parton Sometimes God does not remove the storms around us. Sometimes He simply guides us right down the middle of them. Today I left my friend Debbie and headed back toward Boulder, Colorado, where I will be for the next month. As I loaded the Angelmobile, a few raindrops began to fall. “Oh great,” I thought. Driving in the rain is definitely not one of my favorite things to do, especially

“There is no wealth but life.” John Ruskin Life is so interesting with all its twists and turns. Just when we think we understand the road ahead, it curves. Just when we think we know how something is going to unfold, Spirit reminds us that there is a much bigger picture than the one we can see with our human eyes. For almost six years now, my life has been a living lesson in trust. When I left everything behind to begin the Peace On Earth Tour, I did not have a detailed p

“Difficulties are meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong by conflict.” William Ellery Channing Is there a single soul walking this earth who has never met conflict in some form? I don't believe so. Struggle seems woven into the very fabric of being human as a companion none of us asked for, yet all of us carry. The angels have a gentle habit of nudging us to "lighten up," to release the weight we so often place on ourselves. And yet, how much ha

"The key to growth is the introduction of higher dimensions of consciousness into our awareness." — Lao Tzu You are here. Right now. In this moment. Living this human life. Somewhere between infinite timelines and the eternal Source, there is you—breathing, choosing, loving, learning and walking your particular path through creation. Perhaps your life is not small at all. Perhaps every loving choice sends a ripple through creation. Perhaps every act of compassion ma

“We are not given a good life or a bad life. We are given a life. It is up to us to make it good or bad.” Anonymous Every life begins as a blank space, filled with possibility. There is something miraculous about realizing that each new day places a fresh canvas before us. Yesterday may have left some marks. There may be colors we wish we had never chosen, lines we would like to erase, and places where the picture did not turn out anything like we imagined. Yet today, the b

"The best gift you can give is a hug: one size fits all and no one ever minds if you return it." ~ Marge Piercy What is it about a hug that can make things seem right again? There is something almost magical about wrapping our arms around another human being. No words are necessary. No explanations have to be offered. For those few moments, two people simply connect heart to heart. A hug says, I see you. I am here. You are loved. We often think of communication as somethi

“Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none.” – William Shakespeare What a wonderful ideal, right? If we humans truly understood the power behind this simple recipe, perhaps we would exist in a world of harmony. It sounds simple enough. But how many times have I followed a recipe exactly and the meal or cake did not turn out as expected? I can have all the right ingredients, measure everything carefully, follow every instruction, and still something goes awry. Maybe I took it