Cosmic Nanny

 I was early to a kid sitting gig I had with another celebrity family I used to work for on the regular. Both parents are well known actors and one of them, unbeknownst to me was working on a project with Dolly Parton. When I arrived at their house the parents were wrapping up what looked like a social call with a friend, a tiny blonde woman who had a sweet and vivacious energy. Everyone was standing around the kitchen talking and watching the kids doing arts and crafts at the table. My first priority is to check in with the parents and kids so I did. The parents were surprised at the time and politely begged the tiny blonde’s forgiveness for having to rush up stairs and get ready for their night out. She said it was ‘no thing’ and she was content to watch the kids while she waited for her driver to pick her up outside of their house. Since the kids seemed completely engrossed in their activity and dinner was already prepared I let them be. And stood with the tiny blonde next to th...

 Life is about relationships the most important being that to the unified state through love of self and awareness of our connection to all others. In a world where value and safety are found outside of the self, let alone the unified self, we tend to forget to step back from our addiction to immediate gratifications we can so easily purchase or binge in 3D reality. In our consumer culture it is difficult to navigate the vital philosophy of non-attachment. I find myself desperate at times to hold or consume something tangible when in fact it is more a 3D emotional (intangible) gratification that I desire to fulfill. In meditation I have found the key. Allowing myself to observe my thoughts and feelings and release them has allowed more divinity to flood my awareness and dissolve the stress of illusion. I would like to place a sign above my doorway to remind myself each day to “abandon all expectations and move forward with compassion” so that I might better present myself to the wo...