You are a main character in your child’s fairy tale

You are a main character in your child’s fairy tale

According to psychologists, little children wake up in the middle of the night and go into their parent’s bedroom not to see whether the parents are there, but to see whether they are there. The repeatedness of this assures them of their existence. And this is how all...
A Woman’s Greatest Power

A Woman’s Greatest Power

A woman’s greatest power is subtle, it is quiet, it is immense; it is found in her ability to do nothing, to say “no” and to discern, because her energy is one of magnetic manifestation.  Let’s start with a parable. When God was creating the...
Deeper Understanding of the Seven Virtues

Deeper Understanding of the Seven Virtues

Our apple trees are in full beautiful bloom, and I thought that today we can look into the meaning of things, the essence of things, the purpose of things – as we lift the veils for a deeper understanding of the seven virtues. While many people may associate...
Six Beautiful Insights from a Monk

Six Beautiful Insights from a Monk

Monastic life has always been something I’ve resonated with and felt close to. Perhaps because I am a bit more of an introvert, and perhaps because I believe the church is within – in the home of our heart, where we can retreat like in a little tiny...
The Three Things Each Relationship Needs

The Three Things Each Relationship Needs

When two worlds meet, they touch, they kiss, and we find that love is not only felt in the hearts, it is known by the hands also. Soul kisses soul on the lips, and of their love a third soul is born: the soul of the relationship. There is you, there is me, and then...
How to Listen to Your Child’s Feelings, and Your Own

How to Listen to Your Child’s Feelings, and Your Own

According to psychologists, little children wake up in the middle of the night and go into their parent’s bedroom not to see whether the parents are there, but to see whether they are there. The repeatedness of this assures them of their existence. And this is...