How to Have a Love Affair With the Whole World

Photo by Kelvin Lok / Flickr Creative Commons Love makes your soul crawl out from its hiding place. ~Zora Neale Hurston Hearts. Candy. Love. Ugh. Like New Year’s Eve, Valentine’s Day is a holiday that many “single” people dread. Currently I’m in a relationship with a partner, but I’ve spent many years as an un-coupled person and I can remember the feeling of exclusion... Read More

5 Essential Elements to Help You Move Toward Forgiveness and Freedom

Photo by Tania Cataldo (http://www.flickr.com/photos/taniacataldo) To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was you. ~Lewis B. Smedes __________ Recently, I went “home” to visit my parents. Before I left on this trip, I took a quick look at my horoscope (yes, I do that!). One of my favorite astrologers, Rob Brezsny, clued me in about a window for... Read More

The Texan, the Bed and Breakfast, and the Epiphany

Photo by Emdot>>http://www.flickr.com/photos/emdot/ Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing, there is a field. I’ll meet you there. ~Rumi A number of years ago, I was on vacation with my girlfriend at the time and we were staying at a bed and breakfast in Taos, New Mexico. A lot of Texans take their vacations in New Mexico, which is either a blessing or a curse... Read More

5 Keys to a Great Relationship

Guest post by Caitriona Reed I’m very happy that Caitriona has agreed to share this post with The Liberated Life Project. As a woman of transsexual experience who took a journey that involved recreating her public persona, Caitriona Reed is a great model of living a liberated life. I’ve known Caitriona since 1996, when we met at Plum Village, the spiritual community in... Read More

Beginnings. . . Relationships

Piglet sidled up to Pooh from behind. “Pooh!” he whispered. “Yes, Piglet?” “Nothing,” said Piglet, taking Pooh’s paw. “I just wanted to be sure of you.” —A.A. Milne ____________ As I’ve been writing these introduction posts for each category, I’ve kept staring at “Relationships” and finding all kinds of ways to avoid... Read More