Jimmy’s Speech “Don’t Give Up”

Jimmy Valvano’s 1993 ESPY Speech. “Don’t give up . . . Don’t ever give up.”®

I plead the 5th

As always, I invite you not to trust me but discover it for yourself. Spend time hearing the breath, your breath. And as you are aware of the breath, see if there is really anything to talk about. And when you meet a friend, hear the breath, and heart them, and see if the conversation becomes deeper and richer and real and vulnerable. Rest in your breath. Let me know how it goes?

Islam and the Divine Feminine

Although both masculine and feminine equally have their origin in the Divine, I would like to take a special look at the feminine in Islam to help redress the balance because the feminine side of Islam has been mostly overlooked so far. Moreover, in the sources of Islam and in the Sufi tradition growing from there, we find a distinct, explicit preference for the feminine aspect of Allah, especially the nature of ultimate Divine Reality as essentially feminine.

Magdalene Rosary

Over the years I have developed this “7-fold” rosary with prayers celebrating the Mysteries of Mary Magdalene and the Sacred Union at the heart of the Christian Gospels. This rosary has 7 groups of 7 prayer beads each, separated by a single prayer bead that introduces each group or “Mystery.” The rosaries are prayed with two sets of “Magdalene Mysteries”:

Same Sex Marriage Is Not About Religion

I love the phrase in religion GOD IS LOVE. Simple, complete, full, and frank. That is it. Nothing to figure to out, work through, judge, or gossip about. All is love. That means…