Transformation: No Pain No Gain

This past 12 months I have been blessed…yes blessed..with a whole series of challenging situations. First, in January 2008, my wife of 15 years and I decided to live in separate houses, without any sense that we might ever get back together.  My next great challenge was a diagnosis in December of prostate cancer–slow-growing and [...]

What if God Walked in the Door?

What if God walked in the door? Would you recognize Him? Fanciful question? Perhaps.  But let’s consider what I really mean.
Miracles are happening all the time. They’re so ordinary we don’t even recognize their miraculous nature–that’s just the way things are. But every now and then, we see their true colors.
Like, for example, the very [...]

Imagination & the Sacred

I just returned from two weeks away at some marvelous events.  Some of you may have heard of The Great Mother conference which has been put on my American poet and catalyst for the conscious men’s movement Robert Bly.  Bly is quite a man and a terrific poet with great depth and heart. This conference which [...]

Making Sense of Awakening

However connectedness to the great unity comes about, it is really important to take note that something unique has happened. This suggests the importance of an on-going awareness of what is happening within our mind and body, undistracted by incessant thinking. Some form of contemplative practice is the only way I know of maintaining mindfulness. [...]

Day 1: Greetings Fellow Pathfinders

This is my first post on this blog and I’m excited to get started. I hope those of you on the path toward a bigger self will join me on this part of your journey, share your own insights, challenges and inner growth. I think the best way to start is by way of [...]