According to The Guardian, in 1990 there were 66 US billionaires; by 2023 there were over 700, an increase of more than 1,000%. I learned more about the […]
According to The Guardian, in 1990 there were 66 US billionaires; by 2023 there were over 700, an increase of more than 1,000%. I learned more about the […]
“If you can start the day without caffeine or pep pills, If you can be cheerful, ignoring aches and pains, If you can resist complaining and boring people […]
There is no hiding, no denying, no pretending left. This world, our beloved world is just a mess. Not like a dropped pie kind of mess, or the […]
Crazytown is not a place…but a state of mind. It is a spinning, swirling, unsettling experience of not knowing where to put our energy, what to trust in, […]
I can’t handle rough ocean waves…I never have been able to tolerate the surges…so surfing the big ones is out for me, as is deep water fishing and […]
“The more clearly we can focus our attention on the wonders and realities of the universe about us the less taste we shall have for the destruction of […]
I have been writing to you often lately…much more frequently than in years past. It is my way of responding to the chaos of our time, the constancy […]
My new book is now here 🙂 and this work…one of beauty, goodness and excellence, began in many ways over a decade ago, when my eyes began to […]
The landscape around me looks nothing like this today – it is frozen with ice and snow packed hard from constant wind and storm. Each step these days […]
In two weeks, I am joining guests at the beautiful Kripalu Yoga Center to explore how/why we build a sense of happiness when the world is difficult, or […]
"Life is harsh, crazy, capricious and unjust and wondrous, surprising, bountiful, and beautiful. Both are true. How we navigate these realities is the challenge of living today. We cannot adhere only to despair else we dismiss all that is life-giving. Nor can we deny the awfulness of life; that would be delusional. We must find a way, within ourselves, and with each other to acknowledge, recognize and diminish the dark wherever we can while elevating the good."
Maria Sirois