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September 2011

September 05, 2011
Whenever I try to say what matters, what matters pulls back, slips out of view....

August 2011

August 29, 2011
My father’s developing cataracts at 87. The doctor gave him drops. Now he swears he...
August 25, 2011
You can now buy the audio for As Far As the Heart Can See instead...
August 22, 2011
I started writing because life took my breath away. It was how when stunned by...
August 15, 2011
As fans flit about and land, it’s the empty field that awes me. Going through...
August 12, 2011
Read the press release here. The Oprah Winfrey Show: Reflections on an American Legacy The...
August 08, 2011
They may never have heard the other’s name. Ten years apart, the older combing her...
August 02, 2011
In this clip, Michele talks about how her work with teams and groups in awakening...
August 01, 2011
It’s taken almost sixty years but I’ve stopped figuring out what people want. Now I’m...

July 2011

July 25, 2011
I love how I feel after swimming. I feel for the moment that I’m no...
July 20, 2011
When it is we who do the stepping, it is hard to see the steps....
July 14, 2011
Michele was interviewed by relationship activist, expert, and coach Maryanne Comaroto, on Tuesday, July 12th....
July 11, 2011
We are taught early on that to have an ambition and to work toward it...
July 05, 2011
It was pressing like a weight on my mind and I sought his advice. He...

June 2011

June 29, 2011
In this clip, Michele talks about the connection between awakening the Whole IQ: Spirit, Heart,...
June 27, 2011
Twenty years ago today, the tumor growing in my skull vanished and I was thrown...
June 20, 2011
I was born with the ability to see in metaphor. This has been my inborn...
June 13, 2011
What the heart sees from under its break is always true. When I had cancer...
June 06, 2011
One at a time, they come off the plane: looking for someone, arriving alone, returning,...

May 2011

May 30, 2011
—Forgive me. I loved a woman who loved the earth. I met a man who...
May 24, 2011
The tops of clouds that no one sees illuminated by the sun. The inside of...
May 16, 2011
A large demon appeared in the village one day. Out of fear, the blacksmith poked...
May 09, 2011
Don’t be harsh with yourself. The oar hits a rock and splits. We find a...
May 02, 2011
Imagine climbing stairs made of water to a doorway of light, through which we both...

April 2011

April 25, 2011
I was in a circle of those who climbed from the sea of their lives...
April 18, 2011
And there, in the half-light, the one song beneath our names kept the last note...
April 12, 2011
My glasses have cracked. Ten days to repair. Without a clear way to see, what...
April 04, 2011
Sokuhi (1616-1671) was a Buddhist monk and an accomplished poet and calligrapher. Together with Mokuan...

March 2011

March 28, 2011
The leaves are inside out. A storm is coming. Who first noticed this? And what...
March 22, 2011
It is ancient but not old. The Taoist master Chuang Tzu first spoke of it...
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