Let’s begin with nurturing. To nurture essentially means to tend to that what already is. We don’t push seeds into the frozen ground in winter, it is not their time yet to grow, they will not grow no matter the force we apply. We’ll only hurt them,...
You may talk, and I may listen, and miracles might happen. ~ Ernest Hemingway There is a popular belief among anthropologists that you must immerse yourself in an unfamiliar world to understand your own. Relationships serve as our mirrors – they allow us an...
Here I am, in this beautiful perfumerie tucked away in the old city center of Havana, Cuba. I love perfume making, so today let’s talk about the wisdom of our senses, and especially, our sense of smell. We were all created with five basic senses: smell, taste,...
Love is a seed of God, which then is nurtured within the church of our skin, within the home of our heart, so that we become a warm shelter for all, a light of love for all. Regardless of whether you are religious or not, prayer is one of the most beautiful and...
When two souls touch, and fall in love, lips kiss, and a third soul is born: the soul of the relationship. Upon its soil, the unique physical, emotional and spiritual wildlands unfold and are walked upon. Upon these lands, as in any other lands, there will be cycles,...
“To make your lips beautiful, speak only good words. To make your eyes beautiful, look for the good in another person. To make your body slim, share food with the hungry. For the beauty of a woman is not in the clothes she wears, neither in her figure nor her...