Tag Archives: Here and Now
I sometimes stop by the Starbucks at Waikoloa Beach and sip green tea as people from all over the world in aloha shirts, tank tops, and flip-flops flow in and out. The visitors to Hawaii have stepped away from their normal lives at home for a sense of freedom from their regular responsibilities. It feels like entering another dimension here with the vivid colors, soft breezes, fragrant flowers, soothing ocean water, and slow pace. The frequencies of the Island help…..
What if you could change the past? A movie I watched recently, About Time, is the story of a man who happens to have the ability to travel back in time by imagining some situation from the past. He is then able to re-live the situation, changing the parts that didn’t go well, recreating his life the way he wants. He uses his power to help others as well as himself. As his life progresses, though, he finds there are…..
My cousin Lynda died a few years ago after a short illness. We had been close throughout our childhoods and her early and unexpected death was a shock. I was working at hospice at the time, an experience that invited me to reflect on the impermanence of life and the importance of living here and now. And Lynda’s death was a profound wake-up call. It was one thing to work with clients at hospice, but when death hit close to…..
