Jan 19, 2010
#26 January 19, 2010 Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. “We are deeply in need of a new way beyond the darkness that seems so close around us. [This new way is] an all-embracing and unconditional love for all mankind. This oft-misunderstood, this...
Jan 26, 2010
#27 January 26, 2010 It was not easy for me to write, two weeks ago: “assume that when you are not experiencing joy it’s because you placed a dam in the stream of love.” I thought of all the people I know who have suffered much. How dare I suggest...
Feb 1, 2010
Why focus on the good feeling of breathing? Some have asked me why I don’t give a more structured breathing practice; why I mostly suggest that you simply enjoy the flow of breath in your body. I’ll try to answer that with a story about a friend of mine. A...
Feb 2, 2010
#28 February 2, 2010 A reader sent me the lyrics to an old Frank Sinatra song: Once there was a silly old ram Thought he’d punch a hole in a dam No one could make that ram, scram He kept buttin’ that dam. ‘Cause he had high hopes, he had high hopes...
Feb 16, 2010
#29 February 16, 2010 There is nothing for you to be against. There is plenty for you to be for — including yourself.
Feb 22, 2010
#30 February 22, 2010 What does it mean to be open-hearted? How does it feel? Can you feel it in your body, in your own physical heart? Describe that physical feeling. Describe it out loud. Describe it now. What are you if you’re not open-hearted? Fearful?...
Mar 1, 2010
Remember Icky Rice? A reader suggested that I remind you to re-read the issues on eating and drinking: Imbue and Imbibe, #16 Intentional Eating, #27 and Intentional Eating, #28 Icky Rice #44 I re-read them, which got me to talking with friends and acquaintances about...
Mar 2, 2010
#31 March 2, 2010 What is the purpose of art? What is the role of art in your life? This week, immerse yourself in art. Look at pictures, draw a picture, take a picture, read a novel, attend a poetry reading, write a short story, make a book, listen to music, play...
Mar 9, 2010
#32 March 9, 2010 “If we see only the worst, it destroys our capacity to do something.” Isn’t that true in every aspect of our lives? Esteemed historian, activist, and teacher Howard Zinn died in January. In a newsletter I subscribe to, Nygaard...
Mar 16, 2010
#33 March 16, 2010 My Web site has a new design. Check out the new Savvy Psychic look. Working with the site, I realized that the Tenacity Notes page was getting really long and unwieldy. So I created a blog, with a link on the Tenacity Web Page to the blog. I hope...