With Thanksgiving coming up, this is a great time to go deeper into gratitude. The famous mystic, Meister Eckhart once said that “Gratitude is the only prayer you need.” Put even more simply, it could be said that gratitude is all you need. Gratitude is the simplest, most consistently accessible doorway to the heart. It […]
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Over these past months, my experience of living in Heaven on Earth on Mt. Shasta has gotten much stronger. At the same time, I’ve been closely following the craziness that’s going on in this country and around the world. I’m inspired to reach out to those of you who aren’t fortunate enough to live near
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FIVE KEYS TO A SUCCESSFUL RETREAT With its natural beauty and high spiritual energy, Mt. Shasta is an ideal place for a retreat. Every summer, thousands of people come here to renew themselves in body, mind, and spirit. Before I moved to Mt. Shasta in 2006, I came for a retreat almost every year
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There are many metaphors through which we can view this human life. We can see it as a school, as a battle, as a dance, or even as a prison. Each of us is free to choose which metaphor(s) to use. It’s wise to choose a metaphor which supports you in being happy. I have
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When I say the word “joy,” I can feel my heart bursting open. “Joy” has long been one of my favorite words. When I was a tennis coach back in the ‘80s, I wrote a book called “The Joy of Tennis.” In the ‘90s, I founded a nonprofit called The Joy of Sports Foundation So,
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The future is always uncertain. In relatively stable times there’s often a tendency to believe that our future, is secure. The rapid and dramatic changes the Trump Administration has been making have stripped away that illusion. It’s become very clear that we don’t know what the future holds. There is a natural tendency for fear
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The beginning of a New Year is a powerful time. A wave of fresh energy is released. It is an auspicious time to set intentions and to make changes in our lives. I was fortunate enough to spend a lot of time on Mount Shasta during the last days of ’24 and the beginning of
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Making wise choices is a big key to living a healthy, happy life. In these uncertain times, all of us are faced with a myriad of choices, ranging from considering potential major shifts in our lives to daily responses to changing circumstances. I’ve found that the best way to make these choices is through inner
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Love is our natural state. When we’re not feeling love, that’s because we’ve closed our hearts for some reason. A primary way we close our hearts is through judgment. Fortunately, there is a very effective antidote for this particular form of poison. It is called forgiveness. The most important person to forgive is, of course, yourself. When we judge
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Back in the ‘80s, when I was a tennis coach and an avid player, I made a life-changing discovery. I found that if I used the time between points to relax and be in the Present, I enjoyed the points a lot more and consistently played my best. In tennis, there is generally only 15-30
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