There is an old saying that there are only two emotions in the universe: Love and Fear. All the other emotions are really a form of one of these two.  If this is the case, then whatever we do, we are either Loving or Fearing. Which is more familiar to you?

We have ample enough reasons to be caught up in fear:

What do you do when you want something really bad?

Suppose that new pickup truck seems to be just what you need to feel wonderful again? Maybe it is the redecorating of the dining room. Or, perhaps it’s that new Fall outfit, or the vacation that will let you get away for awhile. For some of us it might mean going off the wagon and having a drink, for others it could be eating your way through the holidays. And what if it is that clandestine affair with Mr. or Ms. Unavailable, with whom you find that your heart (and hands) has a mind of its own?

Friday night Richard Louv came to Colorado Springs to speak. He is the author of “Last Child in the Woods.”

He is adamant about the disconnection from nature that children today are experiencing.

(It was a great opportunity for my wife to set up a table to inform people about her work with equine facilitated growth and learning. Her program is called Equine Partners…   www.equinepartnersco.com)

I’m writing to alert you to the availability of Mr. Louv’s book. If you are interested in children, the environment, or the need to get green you may want to take a look at this.

Our growth spurts are usually triggered by some type of pain or loss. We collapse to an extent and then recover and surge upward in our growth. Then we plateau, and instead of that rapid growth, we integrate in all areas of our life the growth just attained. And, after a time, the process repeats itself with another pain or loss triggering the pattern.

I think I need to change the name of this blog if I am to make more use of it. Perhaps “What Works For Life.”

Spirituality is my path. This path intersects with my work with couples rather nicely, but it is not contained in just my work with couples.

I seek. I desire connection with a different plane of existence, and now and then when I allow myself to just sit and not desire or seek, it finds me. How extraordinary that my seeking sets the foundation, and then when I cease to seek, the connection is made. The surprise is on me!