by merlelevin | Apr 23, 2019 | Life Lessons
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. – Lao Tzu In this case, not a thousand…merely 70. My journey. 70 to 70. It began the morning of, with a single, deep and hard look. I had dreamed I would be somewhere magnificent, sitting on a rock perhaps,...
by merlelevin | Feb 5, 2014 | Life Lessons
I thought I would share this letter. It speaks to the spirit many of us who live here feel. Don’t stress about us in SA Oct 28, 2012 | Paul Harris A letter about the state of South Africa from FirstRand founder Paul Harris to a concerned friend has gone viral Hi Jeff...
by merlelevin | Jan 1, 2014 | Life Lessons
I was gifted this reading by Ken Wilbur of a chapter in Douglas Harding’s book. It arrived moments after I did as we awoke out of one year and into another. It was the first mail my sleepy eyes reached and came from my friend Suzanne in Seattle. “Having no...
by merlelevin | Dec 9, 2013 | Life Lessons
I met Mr. Mandela on three occasions. My first meeting was fleeting, I was pasted to the crushed crowd of thousands to touch the hem of his garment at the Parliament of World Religions hosted by Cape Town in 1999. He and the Dalai Lama had just spoken to the...
by merlelevin | Jan 5, 2012 | Life Lessons
Just a quick update from an exhausted Granny. A beautiful baby girl was born this morning. She is well and healthy. Her mom Angie is still in ICU. it was a difficult birth and a second team of surgeons were called in. she is resting and still cannot see the baby, but...
