One like you and me — My name is Jasmeral, and I reside on the Rainbow. Someone once gave me the name Rainbow Woman, which I have carried ever since. I have been living up here for a long time. In fact, I own the Rainbow, although I don’t care much about belongings. Anyone who would…

is where I discern freedom — night fall’s long since here hushed in silently, intimately bypassed my drowsy awareness too absorbed in distant musing mesmerized by remoter realms forever invisible to the human eye where calm and serenity are equal and nothing stuns its native oneness basking in the simplicity of being stars flickering across the…

Exhaled in gentle compassion — Soul Words. Emerging from the void where there was nothing but emptiness a moment ago. Shyly, one after another. Merging effortlessly and without a trace of pressure. Adhered like pearls on a necklace, gently garnishing a woman’s ravishing décolleté. Soul Words. As if by magic, appearing before the mind’s eye…

And from daring to fail — I failed my way to success — Thomas Edison Our fingers reach for the savory popcorn. Occasionally we hear the hustle and bustle of others fumbling in their bags while our minds recline in crimson armchairs and relax. The movie hall is our place. A space where we can uninhibitedly…

It makes me grateful — The last time I had to work hard physically was eons ago. I was twenty-two and in Australia picking grapes. Six bucks were the minimum hourly wage back then. I recently found a letter to my folks complaining the pay was too little to live, yet too much to die. …

And it’s OK that way — I marveled at New Zealand’s iconic Pancake Rocks for the first time more than 30 years ago. It took decades until I returned; hand in hand with a Kiwi who had enchanted me with his love for his stunning home country. Today, I am standing here again, but this time…

The one I’m beginning to be — The woman in my mind. Drops in continually. Bolts through the open door and radiates her brilliance upon me. Arrives with her values and no longer those of others. Leads the life she is yearning for. And discovers that emotions are a resourceful part of her earthly existence. …

Sometimes, there’s no other way — “Faith is the bird that feels the light and sings when the dawn is still dark” — Rabindranath Tagore “I’ve never met a woman touring on a motorcycle by herself. Only in groups. Why do you do that?” And so began a random conversation with a stranger over a cup…