The Mystic's Message

Have you been outside to take a deep breath? Cleaner, isn't it? It's as if mother nature just needed us to slow down for a beat for so she could do her thing.  

Are you following her lead and cleaning yourself up too? No, I don't mean extra showers and hand sanitizer. I mean cleaning up from the outside in. 

Your space. Organizing, cleansing, purging. You'll inevitably have some things to donate. Now is a good time to give. 

Your diet. We often seek comfort through food. Just make sure. it's …

There was a Buddhist temple right in the most Polish of all places outside of Poland; Hamtramck, Michigan. I used to love to go there because they made this amazing kale salad. I wanted to make it myself, but they didn't have a cook book, and I could never get anyone to give me the recipe. I definitely work better with recipes.  

However, they did list the ingredients on the label. So I pieced this together, and it's stood the test of time.

Here goes...

Ingredients

Salad

• Curly Kale. A g…

We have access to more information than ever. All the how-to's and guidebooks we could ever wish for. So why is there so much stress and conflict in the world? 

It's because we're playing catch-up right now. With all of that information comes greater responsibility. And that responsibility requires Wisdom, Understanding, and Faith. 

These things take time. They take effort as well, which is not something many people have time or energy for in their busy, noisy lives.

But mostly, they take gen…

In a world where so many are striving to make a "Big impact," be the person who masters the art of simple acts of kindness, done quietly, with immense love and clarity. 

Big things are made of small things. It all matters. 

With Love, 

The Mystic Next Door

Whole again

He was inevitable
A product of the violence
Inflicted on ourselves
Every day, in great and small ways.
Bleeding from thought to deed.

“Surely this is as far as it will go,”
We blindly believed
Running faster and further
To the edge of reason; unchecked
By the choir of common malcontent.

Every step, and indignant word
Was met in kind, with a little
Something extra to prove his mind;
Building the case for a lunatic’s race
To no man’s land, bereft of empathy.

We railed against reason.
Accusing e…

Spiritual practices are subtle by nature, and the end goals hazy at best. So, how do you know if it's working? 

It's a reasonable question to ask, really. "Is this working? How do I know if I'm doing it right?" As if to say, "Show me the numbers! 

Well, I'm not sure about numbers. Your spiritual progress might not fit into a pie chart, but that doesn't mean it's not measurable. But first...

...A word of caution around "measuring"spiritual growth is in order: If you have to ask, it's a clear i…

Asking for help is a funny thing. Most people will wait until there is an emergency before they swallow their pride, as if asking is a shameful act.  

We don't want to intrude on others, and as a result, we wind up carrying everything ourselves. Heavier and heavier until something breaks. 

The body get's sick. 

Relationships fracture. 

Businesses break. 

And that's usually when it happens. Something magical, in fact...

Suddenly, your need is so dire that it becomes important enough to ask …