July 3rd, 2007 by Ernie
Well, Ernie’s planning another workshop, this time in the Seattle area on the weekend of August 3,4 & 5. The site is a private home in Renton, WA. Those of you who might like to attend, please mark your calendars and sign up on the “Workshops” page. Space will be limited to about 20. Continue Reading »
May 22nd, 2007 by Ernie
Who do you think you are! No, really, who do you think you are? Who are you without any idea of who you are? If you hold no image of yourself, what are you?
I can see that if I have any self-image, I can be hurt. You can say I’m not who I think I am and I’ll get my feelings hurt, then run away from that pain and either blame you or myself or find some other escape. I’ll ask my friends to support me so I can strengthen the image I hold and hope I’ll be less vulnerable. I can generate an awful lot of drama around me. But I’m not happy. It’s the same on the world stage. One wants to be right and make the other wrong. Continue Reading »
May 17th, 2007 by Ernie
Most of our lives are lived on the time-line from past to future, cradle to grave. We are endlessly concerned about how things are going and how they’ll turn out. It seems the most natural thing. Then at moments, our breath is taken away by something beautiful, by a delightful fit of laughter, a wonderful outing with friends or by a sunset or the dance of light or the sea. Continue Reading »
May 2nd, 2007 by Ernie
Perhaps the greatest deceit we suffer is that there is something else to want besides love.
April 24th, 2007 by Ernie
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 see ahead of time where it’s going but don’t really care, and can delight in whatever we find along the way. Of course, there are those all-too-familiar times when that ain’t happening and it’s just a rougher course. Surprise!