Looking for hope about our planet’s future? Here’s a story worth sharing:

I heard a story on NPR today about the traditional Polynesian sailing vessel known as Hokulei’a (out of Hawai’i).  I got the chance to see this large sailing canoe about 7 or 8 years ago in Hawai’i.  It is impressive. What is more impressive is that some ambitious voyagers are taking the craft around theContinue reading “Looking for hope about our planet’s future? Here’s a story worth sharing:”

a great blog for various Astrology nuanced topics

This is a great blog for various topics about astrology.  Here is an article about Venus retrograde.  Venus will be going retrograde in July for about 40 days.  It might be good to read up about it ahead of time – so you can see if you have any of those tendencies to look outContinue reading “a great blog for various Astrology nuanced topics”

C’ville celebration of His Holiness’ birthday

If you live in the Central Virginia area, or if you will be in Charlottesville around July 5th, the Tibetan Association of Charlottesville will be hosting a fun afternoon and evening to celebrate H.H. the Dalai Lama’s birthday. It is going to be at Unity Church on Hydraulic Road on Sunday July 5th. From 3:30Continue reading “C’ville celebration of His Holiness’ birthday”

Legit ways to donate to Nepal’s disaster relief

I am saddened by all the gruesome pictures coming back from the 7.9 earthquake which struck the Himalayan region on Saturday.  Nepal is going to need support for some time to come.  What I keep reading though is that money is the best way to support them – and unless we are a part ofContinue reading “Legit ways to donate to Nepal’s disaster relief”

Take care with what you put in your mind stream

I just got out of the movie, the Kingsmen, not too long ago.  It was a corny, fun, fast-paced spy movie with lots of gratuitous violence.  And I mean LOTS. I knew what I was getting myself into with the movie, but what really got me were the previews.  I did not expect a horrorContinue reading “Take care with what you put in your mind stream”