A Full Stop One Phrase Practice — Stringed instruments, by their very nature, go out of tune. As a harpist, it is the nature of my harp’s many strings, 47 to be exact, to go out of tune regularly. Before the invention of hand-held electronic tuners, tuning presented a daunting and time-consuming task. As I became more…

Craig Polsfuss, the administrator of the Facebook group “Gaining the Most from Sydney Banks,” recently posted a question based on a statement he once heard Syd say. “Once you’ve had this understanding, all that’s left is the inner work.” …

A Principles-Based New Year’s Resolution — Colored scraps of wrapping paper, bits of curled ribbon, and specks of sparkle rest untidily on my living room floor. Containers of leftover holiday meals and half-eaten desserts gaze at me forlornly from my open refrigerator. I pause. All are poignant reminders of the passing of another Christmas and another…

A Window to the heart of the Principles — “Our hearts grow tender with childhood memories and love of kindred, and we are better throughout the year for having in spirit, become a child again at Christmas time.” -Laura Ingalls Wilder I love Christmas. Even with the pandemic’s challenges, it heartens me to witness the enduring spirit of Christmas…

I could feel it. I could feel my thinking. I could feel the episodic and deep water waves of the moment. Triggered, I sat numbingly quiet, feeling cornered, attacked with no ground under my feet. I desperately craved relief amidst this inner chaos. “Please, vulnerable place, no tears, don’t cry!” …