Author: Victoria

“The very purpose of religion is to control yourself, not to criticize others. Rather, we must criticize ourselves. How much am I doing about my anger? About my attachment, about my hatred, about my pride, my jealousy? These are the things which we must check in daily life.”
~ The Dalai Lama

Another enjoyable morning here in St. Thomas, with bright skies, and just the right amount of haze in the air to naturally filter the rising sun. The full moon last night was just as stunning. read more

“We are each here to be a continual unfolding of ourselves, by taking inventory, collecting the necessary ingredients, adding in what is most nourishing and seeing ourselves rise to new heights.”
~ Simran Singh

It was so deliciously still this morning, I almost felt like I was on the set of Dune or something. And the sunrise was pretty amazing. It’s supposed to be like this for a couple more days, but I won’t bet on it 😉

So the above quote came out of a beautiful email I received in my inbox yesterday. I’ve posted the complete email below for your enjoyment too. read more

“Inch by inch, life’s a cinch. Yard by yard, life’s hard.”
~ John Bytheway

From time to time, even I need to be reminded of my most favorite of all quotes.  As I sat quietly in the warm sunrise this morning, my mind was already stacking up what the day held in store for me.  I was thinking about the mess of unfinished projects that I left sprawled all over my desk.

Peter McWilliam wrote:

When we put things off until some future –  some probably mythical ‘Laterland’ – we drag the past into the future. The burden of yesterday’s incompletions is a heavy load to carry. Don’t carry it. read more

“Our attention is the most valuable thing we have, and the visible world can be an addictive, overstimulating, and spiritually debilitating lure.”
~ David Life

I was chatting with a friend yesterday about her recent attendance at a workshop held by the great yogi Rodney Yee. What seems to have stood out for her was his continued redirection of students to what is known as “drishti” or our focal point. I guess he ‘called out’ alot of highly distracted and a few egocentric people! read more