By Marie Dotts, Loveland, Colorado Justin Stone shares in his essay, “Rest in the Essence” from Spiritual Odyssey, “Right in the midst of the turmoil one must rest in the Essence, making the effortless effort while shouting, crying, and feeling bitter and joyous in alternate periods.”  In January, I went to Minnesota to lead a [...]

By Marie Dotts, Loveland, Colorado  When I started to contemplate this article, the phrase “The Journey is the Gift” kept coming up. As I let myself sit with that what arose was a beautiful image of a pearl. In Nature, the pearl is formed from an irritant within the oyster. Nature is an amazing teacher. [...]