You have to start with what’s in your heart.   It’s a test, this life.  It’s a test that keeps asking the question, “what’s in your heart?”  And you have to keep answering... so you either tell the truth or you find lies to fill the space.  Every moment is another question.  And every moment is another ...

   Visit One Single Impression for a plethora of poems about the November 30 prompt: welcoming ...

5th Journal Entry in my 'Where's Home?' series for the writing contest.  Sunday, June 15, 2008 the Central Oregon Fire Circle Community held the second Sunday Morning Fire Circle, sitting with 'Father's Day'.  The first Sunday Morning Fire Circle was on Mother's Day in May.  As we munched on some delicious breakfast brought by ...

40   The Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was martyred 40 years ago on April 4.  I was born 40 years ago on April 6.  My mother once told me that while she was in the hospital giving birth, there were riots going on outside the hospital in Youngstown, OH in reaction to the assassination.  Dr. King was 39 when he was gunned ...

I figure everyone, everywhere, knows about this...but just in case you don't...here's an unlikely but powerful duo.  Would love to know what any of you who are signed up think about this class. --Beth, VTH Host It's Not Too Late to Join You can get going whenever you want! Catch up on previous classes using the webcast on-demand ...

Once upon a time, that Jewish mystic the Baal Shem Tov sent a group of his students on an important mission to help a needy couple in another town. When they returned, he was not so interested in hearing about their mission as about the minutiae of their trip—what they ate, where the slept, how they traveled, etc. They didn’t understand the ...

Commitment... I just realized that I'm in trouble when I can't even spell the word (I think I got it right finally). This is my first blog.  A blog is an intimidating thing to an introvert... but I'm committed. I spent some time this weekend at a dance workshop with commitment... that part of maturity that really means ...

As the host of the Virtual Tea House, I'm being asked to tell a little about myself (see my bio at the end of this post) and talk more about the purpose of the website*.  Over the next few days/weeks, I'll be doing just that, and will continue to invite all of you to join this site and become part of the community. *Hint: it's not '42' as ...