Friday, May 4, 2012 by Bonnie
"Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience." Ralph Waldo Emerson
There was a time not that long ago that I valued travel and adventure over all else. Put me in a car with a tank full of gas and a GPS and I was a happy woman...
Tags: centering, patience, practicing, waiting
Posted in Insight, Practice, Uncategorized
Thursday, April 26, 2012 by Bonnie
On the phone with a friend yesterday, we spoke about the impending birth of my grand daughter.
"How will I know if she is close to her arrival?" I inquired.
"When your daughter begins nesting and preparing for her arrival, you will know...
Tags: Antonio Machado, Ivan, Poem, Poetry Chikhana, Soul
Posted in Insight, Liveliness, poetry
Saturday, April 21, 2012 by Bonnie
I have always envied the small talker. The person who could create conversation for no other reason than to converse. Jean Huston once signed a book for me and it read "To a woman who dives in the deep," she knew me from one glance...
Tags: comfort zone, connection, new skill, scrapbooking, small talk
Posted in Insight, Practice
Sunday, April 8, 2012 by Bonnie
Easter
The Easter Message is one of resurrection. Life arises out of death. Love overcomes hate. Compassion is born. A new way of being takes form from that which no longer serves us...
Posted in Human, Insight
Thursday, April 5, 2012 by Bonnie
My dear friend called me last week.
I was struggling with a decision around a quirky loan. I was sharing my "doubts" with my friend about signing this document, which terms seemed to change with every conversation I had with the lender...
Tags: fighting, limitations, self conflict
Posted in Insight, Liveliness, The Body
Tuesday, March 6, 2012 by Bonnie
There have been many times in my life when I have paused to give thanks for my meditation practice.
Today, at the dentist was one of them.
Let me back up. I learned to meditate out of my deep, deep hunger to connect with my inner spirit, to know God within me...
Tags: breathing, connecting with God, dentist, life saving, meditation, spiritual practice, stress reduction
Posted in Human, Insight, Practice, The Body
Wednesday, February 22, 2012 by Bonnie
Today when I entered the Starbucks on 16th and Bethany Home, something was different. I felt it.
Looking around, I spotted walls filled with powerful art...
Tags: 7th grade, art, Madison 1 School, Phoenix AZ, Starbucks
Posted in Community, Insight, poetry
Tuesday, February 14, 2012 by Bonnie
Yesterday I went to the heart of downtown, for my first time since moving to Phoenix. Invited to hear three women speak as part of Arizona's Centennial Celebration, I donned my tennis shoes and walking clothes and headed toward town...
Tags: Africa, Arizona Centennial, dreams, J.A. Jance, Light, Martha Beck, Phoenix, Stella Pope Duarte, storytelling, women writers
Posted in Book, Human, Insight, The Feminine
Sunday, February 12, 2012 by Bonnie
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As my years on the planet increase and my spiritual practice deepens, I become more and more aware of the gift celebrities play for us in our lives...
Tags: death, gifts from celebrities, soundtrack, Whitney Houston
Posted in Death, Human, Insight, Practice
Monday, January 30, 2012 by Bonnie
My friend's mother died when we were in junior high school. Unexpectedly, she had a brain aneurism at work...
Tags: death, how to support, ideas, support
Posted in Human, Insight, Transition