Ernie Thayer

A dear friend left this for me this past week… I would love to live Like a River flows, Carried by the surprises Of its own unfolding. My friend Maria is constantly referring to what is moving through her as the flow of a river. I experience something similar. What’s notable is how we can’t […]

Vacationing in Hawaii recently left me in a state of such ease. I had one especially lovely morning on the deck of our little bungalow in Haiku where the sheer beauty of the place, the raucous birdsong and the light, ah the light, lulled me into a kind of meditative state. Once there I felt […]

Acceptance is an interesting word. At first blush, it would seem to be something one would ‘do’, to accept something. But in terms of what we talk about here, I believe acceptance more describes the result of something, rather than something I would ‘do’. Still, it’s useful to consider. Like gratitude, acceptance flows from a […]