by Meg | May 25, 2011 | Noah's Ark Now
Trust This above all: to thine own self be true, And it must follow, as the night the day, Thou canst not then be false to any man… Polonius (to his son, Laertes) in Shakespeare’s Hamlet Understanding this passage “from the inside out” as I...
by Meg | May 17, 2011 | Noah's Ark Now
Wisdom I’ve absorbed the Wisdom of my household animals, West Highland Terriers, for two decades. They started every morning with stretching and a walk outdoors. They ate when they were hungry and slept when they were tired. They fiercely protected those they loved....
by Meg | May 3, 2011 | Noah's Ark Now
Fear Fear in our lives can be useful, limiting, or destructive, and many things in between. How can Fear ever be a good thing? I questioned that too, having been afraid every day of my childhood. That is until I read Gavin de Becker’s outstanding book The Gift of Fear...
by Meg | Apr 12, 2011 | Noah's Ark Now, Slider
The simple act of paying Attention is, arguably, the hardest thing we’re ever called upon to do. The more I learn about paying Attention, the more I realize how often I’m not doing it. I’m not here. Not now. Babies pay attention. It’s not that as adults we...
by Meg | Apr 5, 2011 | Noah's Ark Now
Grace This is another “you know it when you see it” experience. Grace is a favorite of mine, maybe because it can’t be faked. I can’t even fake it myself when I wish I was in it, the state of Grace. There is a magical quality to it when it comes to you or from you. I...
by Meg | Mar 29, 2011 | Noah's Ark Now
Resilience The tree is a common metaphor for Resilience, appropriately so. The tree remains grounded and yields to accommodate changes in season and weather. Trees respond rather than react to what is happening around them. We would do well to follow their example of...
