Spirit of Change - January-February 2004

Two thousand and three was a banner year for the beloved and much maligned Mary Magdalene.

Our idea of what we want in love relationships is evolving.

Sobonfu Somé (whose name means “keeper of rituals”), was born in Dano, Burkina Faso, a traditional Dagara African village of about a hundred people.

At a time when we are engaged in an ongoing and seemingly endless war against the shadowy “enemy” called terrorism, it is essential that we stop and pay attention to the resources we have for breaking the cycle of violence and finding our way to peace.

“Good sex” also implies that you have to be able to lose yourself temporarily, lose yourself in your partner. This requires trust.

Love is a word used in many contexts. It can mean anything from lust, desire or attachment to romantic love or the highest spiritual love.

Whether you are conscious of it or not, you have sensed on some level the difference between being in flow with the Universe and being out of flow from it

While I was a television news reporter for eighteen years, running down stories about everything from government scandals to house fires, I had coincidences so remarkable, my co-workers dubbed it Wellington Luck. I had it almost every day, and totally relied on it.

It’s no accident that the most potent force in our lives is also a four letter word. Shocking yet simple, as most four letter words are, LOVE is so powerful it can literally change the face of the planet.