by Karen Kurzmeyer | Feb 28, 2022
The question is like a lantern. Every now and then I come across a piece of writing, a poem or a quote that stops me in my tracks, inviting me to pause, take a breath and reflect for a moment or two. Several years ago, I was studying the inner landscape of meditation....
by Karen Kurzmeyer | Jan 26, 2022
What Is Wanting to Emerge in 2022? I hope you are well and safe! If not newly restored then finding your feet, settling into this New Year as you take in the external landscape around you as well as the internal landscape within yourself. Do you have a sense of ground...
by Karen Kurzmeyer | Dec 21, 2021
A Helpful Resource for the Holiday Season As I write this there is a thin blanket of snow dusting the branches of the trees and bushes outside my window. The sky is greyish white and the snow has almost stopped. There’s a special kind of stillness in the air,...
by Karen Kurzmeyer | Apr 6, 2021
Your Absolute Yes and No lists Now that we’ve well and truly stepped into spring, the days are becoming brighter and I’ve been considering how we can be with and hold all that is expected of us with less heaviness and more buoyancy and lightness. I’m sharing a...
by Karen Kurzmeyer | Mar 4, 2021
Waking up. “All big things come from small beginnings. The seed of every habit is a single, tiny decision. But as that decision is repeated, a habit sprouts and grows stronger. Roots entrench themselves and branches grow. The task of breaking a bad habit is...
by Karen Kurzmeyer | Jan 20, 2021
Finding presence in 2021 It is a winter wonderland outside as I write this. We no longer have darkness at night in Luzern but a gentle, hazy glow that beckons me to look outside just one more time if I’m restless and not sleeping. I love the silence that a blanket of...