Word of the Month, April 2018: COMPASSION

The Virtue is Compassion and the Saboteur is Punitive. Compassion teaches us that pain is pain, regardless of the circumstances. Generally speaking, when we are children, our parents teach us to be kind and polite. We are taught how to speak respectfully, how to treat animals with kindness and how to treat the elderly with […]

Word of the Month Video April 2018: COMPASSION

The Word of the Month for April 2018 is: Compassion. The saboteur of Compassion is: Punitive. Compassion enables healing in us and in others when we practice expressing it. Offering compassion is part of giving and forgiving. Behaving in a punitive way merely seeks to punish or exact some cost. Looking at the news, it’s […]

Word of the Month for March 2018: HEARTFELT

The Word of the Month for March 2018 is Heartfelt. The saboteur of Heartfelt is Jealousy. When we are living in a heartfelt way, we can be happy for others when they are enjoying something we’d like to enjoy also. We can maintain our balance by being anchored in the heart. Watch this month’s video […]

Word of the Month, February 2018: FORGIVENESS

The Virtue is Forgiveness and the Saboteur is Betrayal. Betrayal never wants us to be liberated from sorrow.  I wrote a piece on forgiveness earlier this month and then I scrapped it. Our country underwent such a deep betrayal that I wanted to address forgiveness through that event. I think it is important that we […]