David Gittlin
Is There Anything I Can Do?
In these troubling times, it seems like the world could go off a cliff at any moment. I remember what it was like in the nineteen-sixties...
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David Gittlin
- Apr 16, 2021
- 1 min
The Gathering Of Spirits
I had never heard of Carrie Newcomer before a friend played one of her songs in an online gazing/meditation class. “The Gathering of...
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David Gittlin
- Mar 18, 2021
- 2 min
Appreciating The Beauty Within And Without
A photographic interpretation of the Kate Wolf song “Muddy Roads.” Visit http://www.davidgittlin.net for the full post titled “Through...
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David Gittlin
- Mar 10, 2021
- 1 min
Awakening Vision
There is beauty within us. There is beauty everywhere in the world. All we have to do is to want to feel it and see it. Even in the...
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David Gittlin
- Nov 9, 2020
- 2 min
If I Dare To Leap
“The path forward may sometimes be unclear. And it may be messy. But the shared heart is calling, and we have an opportunity to make...
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David Gittlin
- Sep 18, 2020
- 5 min
Are You Stuck In Shades of Gray (And Black)?
Are you stuck in the land of sadness? Do you always come back to this all-too-familiar place, no matter what you do to get out?...
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David Gittlin
- Aug 20, 2020
- 2 min
The Next Step
The next step isn’t always clear. What an understatement. Motivated people always know where they are going, the voice in my head tells...
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David Gittlin
- Aug 4, 2020
- 1 min
What Lies Deep Within?
Go beyond the mundane mutterings of mind I tell myself Into a broader perspective Into a deeper reservoir of peace and love within Dive...
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David Gittlin
- Jul 20, 2020
- 2 min
What Would Happen If We Made Life Simpler and Less Difficult?
To say there is a lot going on these days is an understatement. To say most of it is very troubling will not shock anyone. To ask, “What...
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David Gittlin
- Jul 10, 2020
- 3 min
Jet Propelled
I downloaded this image randomly because I had no idea what to write about. Let’s see if we can have some fun with wordplay. Airplanes...
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David Gittlin
- Jul 5, 2020
- 4 min
Money is Good (Happiness Too)
I’m taking a ten-week online course about awakening to consciousness. One of the teachers in the course made some statements in a video...
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David Gittlin
- Jun 15, 2020
- 3 min
Where Does Peace Begin?
I am constantly amazed that people wander around all day staring into their smart phones, as if these devices somehow magically fulfill...
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David Gittlin
- May 29, 2020
- 3 min
Parenting: Instructions Not Included
I had a good childhood compared to what kids are going through these days in a complex, ultra-competitive world. There was one weird...
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David Gittlin
- May 19, 2020
- 3 min
Towards an Unshakable Foundation of Peace
Waiting for a connecting flight from San Francisco on my way home to Fort Lauderdale, I look around me at the faces of my fellow early...
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David Gittlin
- May 14, 2020
- 2 min
Hidden Treasure
What Do You Really Need? There are things in this world that promise satisfaction, and we launch into the quest to have these things...
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David Gittlin
- May 11, 2020
- 1 min
Break Open the Sky
Let the sky break open and burn a deep azure blue. Let the ripening fields explode in the warmth of the shimmering sun. Let God fall down...
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David Gittlin
- May 1, 2020
- 5 min
Grain Burgers and the Door to the Infinite
The moment arrived unannounced during a set of solitary yoga postures on my plush, living room rug. A long stretch to relieve the...
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David Gittlin
- Apr 27, 2020
- 1 min
Serenity
To experience serenity, I think of the word “see.” To feel serene, I remember that a wise person sees the big picture. From this...
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David Gittlin
- Apr 21, 2020
- 1 min
This Single Moment
I don’t know anything anymore I don’t know up from down Or east from west Or happiness from sadness I don’t know anything It’s becoming...
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David Gittlin
- Apr 9, 2020
- 1 min
What Now?
I’m losing my shit with cabin fever and the uncertainty caused by the coronavirus. I call out to God, “What do I do now?” “God answers,...
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