MUSINGS
Read short articles, interviews and musings from Richard Moss and his wife Katherine Fellows Moss.
P-e-l-i-c-a-n. A word. A name.
Excerpt from The Second Miracle. There is an old childhood rhyme that goes, "Sticks and stones can break your bones, but names can never hurt you.” The implication is that words, if we refuse to let them bother us, can do no harm. But the real danger of words is not...
What My Heart Speaks to Me About the Renewed War in Israel
As I approach the certainty of mortality, as we all do, I also live in the mysterious forever of uncertainty. I know we humans rarely appreciate uncertainty as one of Love's most subtle disguises. Mind is terrified of uncertainty and compulsively craves certainty....
Why Dreamwork?
Brief Overview of Dreamworld ENGAGING WITH YOUR DREAMS as a conscious practice is a complex art and skill. I would argue that it is essential if you want to live a creative and fulfilling life. DREAMS ARE PACKED WITH INFORAMATION that is organized in a very different...
Resistance versus Reaction
A Poetic Reflection on Resistance versus Reaction in Life MasteryResistance is essential. The experienced surfer resists the wave’s power and speed Carves a brief route into raucous ecstasy. The skilful skier resists gravity’s wild pull, the destabilizing bumps, The...
A Letter on What’s Essential: Reflections in Turbulent Times
Introduction In late 2024, amidst significant global and personal events, Richard penned this remarkable letter to a close circle of men who have been deeply engaged in group mentoring and awareness work with him. This letter serves as both a historical snapshot and a...
Master Classes
Finding Astonishment in the Adventure of Your Life AS LOOK OUT INTO OUR WORD I have been wondering whether in the ever-broadening marketplace of spiritual teachings, personal growth experiences, and the ubiquitous availability of mind-altering substances, we...
Short Life Lessons
Enjoy this Jinky Diola interview for World Class Performer entitled Short Life Lessons. The original interview can be found here. Where did you grow up and what was your childhood like? Did you have any particular experiences/stories that shaped your adult life? I...
Why Conspiracy Theories
The current increase in groups of individuals who subscribe to fanciful and almost always fantastic fictional conspiracy theories is, for many, both distressing and bewildering. It seems as though they have lost the capacity for critical thinking. Beliefs in the...
Weaving the Body of Gratitude
I wonder if many of you, like myself, occasionally allow yourself to revisit in deep feeling the web of seemingly forgotten relationships with those who at one time touched your life, even if ever so briefly? The brain naturally cleanses unused memories and there are...
The Transformational Power of Meditation
The transition from meditation as a primarily mental exercise to meditation as a transformational life path requires a full body shift and a willingness to not only embrace everything in your life as an opportunity to learn and grow, but take full responsibility for...
Why Meditate
There is a wealth of science-based research that proves the benefits of meditation. Greater mental and emotional health, decreased blood pressure, stress and anxiety reduction, and an overall increase in feelings of well being are just a few. I heard a story many...
Little Jeannie’s Wishes
Little Jeannie’s Wishes Little Jeannie was in 3rd Grade when her teacher told the class the legend of the genie in the bottle and the 3 wishes. That night little Jeannie went home and wondered what would her 3 wishes be if she found the oil lamp and summoned the ...
Dreaming a Dream Worthy of Us
What do I mean by “dreaming a dream worthy of us”? It is a dream that wants something of us as much as we want that dream for ourselves. It is a dream that we want to want because it is about fulfilling our greatest potential, about the liberation of our hearts, about...
Being in Love
For me, being in love is a state that touches every moment of life and it is not directed to a specific person. Being in love often starts with a powerful sense of connection to a specific person, but that is only the way the ego is hijacked into the relationship....
What Do You Vote For?
A Statement of Conscience and Fundamental Values In this time of such a resurgence of popularism and nationalism with so much polarization based in fear and self-interest, it is very challenging to know what or who to vote for. Generally, people are voting against...