Blog - Declarations

Turning Toward the Sun Life is lived in community, not in isolation; none of us live without weaving and knitting all kinds of exchanges and interactions with other people each day. I believe that we become more of who we really are with and through other people, helping us to...Read more

Author Victoria Erickson says, “If you want gardens, become the gardener. If you want love, embody love. If you want mental stimulation, change the conversation. If you want peace, exude calmness. If you want to fill your world with artists, begin to paint. If you want to be valued, respect...Read more

I’m fortunate to have a community of colleagues who have become solid friends over years of study and practice together. I attribute our deep and special bonds to the honest and heartfelt conversations we engage in regularly and with great commitment. Recently, during one such conversation, I confessed (with some...Read more

I was drawn down and feeling heavy after seeing a social media post by someone I’ve known for a while. It was an extended, very nicely choreographed and rehearsed video message touting their booming business and advertising yet another incredible offering to the world. The post received hundreds of ‘likes’...Read more

  What happens in January is predictable, isn’t it? We are flooded with messages, offers, marketing, and ads that tell us that the new year is here, and therefore a new you ought to be here, too. It’s a deep-seated belief that because the calendar has flipped to a new...Read more

Seeing the limited selection and on bare shelves in department stores and bookstores, I’m left assuming that many of us have been turning to the good ol’ jigsaw puzzle to keep us entertained during the homebound days of COVID. My last puzzle commandeered the kitchen table for nearly 3 months....Read more