I’m a lifelong learner, so no matter how completely and horribly crappy something turns out, I’m always looking for the lesson to be learned from it. Take friendships, for example. I’ve got all kinds of friends in my life – those I’ve known for decades and those I’ve...
How magical is your spiritual practice? Do you spend each day vibing with the angels and having earth-shattering revelations every hour? Or is it more like a comforting, background hum? For me, when I first discovered the spiritual path, it was more like the former....
Our Guru Max the cat inspires us on a daily basis. We wake up and there he is, purring with contentment. He is a constant reminder of the beauty and value of communing with the Divine. In recent weeks, however, the Guru’s bliss has been interrupted. Indeed, every...
A few months ago, I shared with you the latest enlightened teaching of our Guru, Max. Guess what? Since then, everything has been turned completely upside down! Was this the Guru’s way of keeping us on our toes? Seeing if we were paying attention? F**king with us? You...
Some of you just read the title of this post and are now saying, “But Z, I thought your pronoun was ‘they’!” You are correct. My pronouns are they/them/theirs. I define as gender-rich, and “they” is the pronoun that fits me best. But other...
Our Guru Max has taught us many things. How to surrender to Spirit. How to respond appropriately to inappropriate behavior. He’s even taught us not to leave our clothes on the floor. But our Guru’s most recent teaching is one that not only impacts our lives profoundly...