chironokeefeauthorDec 14, 20213 minBALANCEWhen we are children, balance is a playful game. It's a thrill to navigate along a wall or poise between two branches of a tree. It's an...
chironokeefeauthor@centurNov 26, 20202 minTHE MESSAGE IS ALWAYS THE SAMEThere's an old Zen saying I always loved, "Before enlightenment, chop wood, carry water. After enlightenment, chop wood, carry water." An...
chironokeefeauthorJun 19, 20202 minTHERE IS A FOUNTAIN WITHIN YOUPerhaps there were people who've made you feel small. People whose scorn, or sly looks, or not-quite-concealed smirks directed your way...
chironokeefeauthorFeb 14, 20201 minTRUST IN YOUR GROWTHSometimes it's just overwhelming. The enormity of what we long to be, in comparison to how little we believe ourselves to be. We build up...
chironokeefeauthorFeb 14, 20202 minCARVING A PATHAt eight years of age, I was transported (the usual way--via station wagon) to a magical land called, "Valley of Enchantment." This...
chironokeefeauthorDec 5, 20192 minKIND HOLIDAYS'Tis the season... I've always loved December. (Partly, admittedly, because it's my birthday month). Oh how those breathtaking seasonal...
chironokeefeauthorNov 19, 20193 minON MUSIC & EMPATHYTonight is music night, (yay!!) the eve on which we typically warm up the amps and rock the night away. So today I celebrate Music! Maya...
chironokeefeauthorOct 1, 20193 minTHE BRAVERY OF BEING YOURSELFOne of my biggest challenges in Bravery has been my lifelong quest to be my Self, fully and without apology. The rewards are obviously...
chironokeefeauthorAug 16, 20193 minPASSIONATE INTUITIONThere's this snippet of a poem by William Wordsworth that floats around: Faith is a passionate intuition. It's slightly altered from the...
chironokeefeauthorJul 24, 20194 minTO IGNORE OR NOT IGNOREThat is the question. To focus on or to withdraw attention from whatever situation is troubling us, whether it's connected to physical or...
chironokeefeauthorJun 29, 20192 minPSA ON MANIPULATIONDictionary definition: "Manipulation is the skillful handling, controlling or using of something or someone. ... But this word also has...
chironokeefeauthorJun 27, 20192 minSELF AWARENESS IS SELF ACCEPTANCEI still remember once decades ago when my first husband had invited an old friend to stay with us. This friend was a nice enough fellow...
chironokeefeauthorJun 9, 20181 minStarfishA while back I read a story of a lovely soul wandering up and down the beach, flinging starfish back into the sea. He recognized how they...