The Garden Path of Business
Once upon a time there was a two-room beach cottage. Humble but welcoming. Over time, according to the whims and insights of the owners, additions were added. Years later it looks a little crazy. Which end is the front door? Why is that *there*? Visitors still come, plenty of them, but it’s a little challenging […]
Heaven on Earth
There’s a Sufi saying that asks us to “Die before you die.” Volumes can (and have) been written explaining this teaching, but to put it simply, it refers to the transition that happens in death, where we leave the physical body and begin the life of the heart. As spiritual beings, we are asked to […]
The Question To Ask For Hard Decisions
When I was at a retreat in the middle of studying for my Masters of Divinity, our teachers were taking us through a practice of discerning truth in our heart, and I couldn’t get anything. Nuthin’. Zero. Zilch. Empty-heart. Thankfully I have enough awareness and experience to know why: I was deeply exhausted. It was […]
So, what do you really want in 2013?
As the end of 2012 draws close, I’ve been asking myself deeply… What do I really want? This inquiry was given to me by Gangaji, at a spiritual retreat many years ago. And whenever I have turned my attention to it, it has always, always served me. For most entrepreneurs, when we think about what […]
Sounds Like Love
I’m *finally* healthy after a very sick winter. I’m happy. I love my beautiful wife. The sun has come out here in Portland, at least some of the time, and my kids say the Cutest Things in the World every single day all day long. Sounds like love, doesn’t it? But, what I described above […]