And so it is…Laura’s body (or what remains of her beautiful body) is finally out to sea very near to this beautiful beach in the Dominican Republic. The night before, I slept with laura’s ashes in my arms and felt a great calm and an extraordinary sense of electricity in my chest. We also danced…
Letting Go
I’m preparing to scatter Laura’s ashes and say a final farewell to her incarnate form. It is odd, I feel unexpectedly sad about parting with her remains. Perhaps it is because this little box of rubble is all I have left of our human life together. Her beautiful physical presence left such a strong impression…
Healing
As I’ve found life easier to digest, my digestion has eased As I’ve stopped attacking myself for being different, my body has stopped attacking itself As I’ve begun to flow like water around obstacles, my circulation has flowed more freely As I’ve trusted my body to be strong and beautiful, it has responded in kind.
A New Leaf
Laura has been pelting me with leaves recently. Several times walking down the street, a beautiful leaf has floated into my hand. Once in the subway, a giant golden leaf shaped like a hand circled me on the platform. I can’t wait to see what happens next. Unless she can be super-creative this winter with…
Love Wins
Did you see the Facebook post by Frenchman Antoine Leiris after his wife Helene was killed in the attack on the Bataclan nightclub in Paris? What extraordinary strength, love and valor. Some media outlets shortened his post to omit that his wife’s spirit visited him just before he wrote this. Here is the full version…
Tonight in Paris
Dear loved ones, thank you for all your sweet messages and calls. I am safe. I feel incredibly grateful for your love and wishes. I have been here in Paris most of the week for work and I’ve been so happy adventuring around one of my favorite cities. But the Eiffel Tower is dark…
Laura’s Recovery
Have you noticed? This site has a new name – Soul Love Forever. It sums up the essence of what I’ve learned on this journey; that true love never dies and that our infinite souls, our most precious gift, travel with us through all of time and space. I loved the old name Laura’s Recovery,…
Premonitions
I’ve been thinking a lot about premonitions recently. I don’t claim any understanding of how we can know things in advance. But it is more and more obvious to me that we do. And that we should listen. Of course, that’s easier said than done. Last week my sister and I both received ‘intelligence’ of…
Greeting the light
Last sunday I went to Philadelphia to experience artist James Turrell’s new skyspace at the Chestnut Hill Quaker meeting house. Each sunday, at sunset, the roof slides back to reveal a simple square of sky; a sort of window to the heavens. Visitors are invited to lie on the floor or on beautiful cedar benches…
Old Marrieds
Today would have been Laura’s 61st birthday. She died nearly 2 years ago. Our spiritual honeymoon is over. Gone are the fireworks of the early days after she passed. She no longer woos me by flashing the lights, spontaneously playing our favorite songs on our computers, making objects jump off the shelves or bang together….
A Home for the Soul
A lot of spiritual teaching demonizes attachment and encourages us to let go and walk a Buddha-like or Christ-like path. It is almost as if we are being instructed to float above the ground detached from our possessions and worldly attachments. But the wonderful Thomas Moore speaks so eloquently of our soul longings. To him,…
Only Connect
I love social media because it creates a web of connective tissue that runs back and forth between us like an elegant spiders web made up of seemingly lightweight strands – vacation snaps, silliness, inspired thoughts and polemic. We share fragments of our lives over great distances on invisible frequencies, and because our souls…
The Pope – nature can be your church
‘It is not necessary to believe in God to be a good person. In a way, the traditional notion of God is outdated. One can be spiritual but not religious. It is not necessary to go to church and give money – for many, nature can be a church. Some of the best people in…
Divine Timing
A dear friend, surrounded by her family and loved ones, said goodbye to her beloved mom last week. As I stood graveside listening to the heart felt speeches, I felt like I was standing in a painting with all the beautiful fall colors daubed around us. But my heart skipped a beat as my friend…
Soul Love Forever 