Category: Being Human

Giddy

I love the word giddy. I love the feeling of it too. Who doesn’t?When’s the last time you felt giddy?Giddy is the feeling of so much energy–the energy that creates worlds–bubbling to the surface.So much pure, wild energy that you wiggle and bounce. Your face does funny things like Willow’s in this picture. You giggle.

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She thought she was lost. She thought she couldn’t do it on her own.⁠⁠She searched and searched. She sought out teachers and guides and supposed wizards. ⁠⁠She went on a journey. She made new friends and learned about herself and her powers along the way. But the journey didn’t get her any closer to home

Lived

We are lived.We’re moved through life by the formless energy that is who-we-are. It guides us, bringing experience to life moment-by-moment in real time.We’re lived by the space beyond temporary, fluctuating form, where both everything and nothing exists. That infinite intelligence is pure potential, pregnant-with-everything, and also completely open and void of any thing. It’s

Telephone

Five kids from the neighborhood are playing telephone in my backyard. The phrase is “Koala bears are cute and pandas bears are cuddly”.Willow whispers it to Sergio, who repeats it to Lilly, who passes it along to Lucas. By the time Lucas whispers the phrase to Miller, it comes out as “Koalas are cute when

It’s easy to worry your way through these uncertain days.

Binge watching the news. Binge eating and drinking everything in sight. Numbing in whatever way brings you momentary comfort.

It doesn’t have to be that way.

Although your outside freedoms may be limited, your internal freedom never is. And although there are a million things that “could happen”, those have nothing to do with life in this very moment.

I wanted to record this special class for you, to speak to some of the common questions and worries I’ve been hearing. I hope this helps you view worry, uncertainty, anxiety and habits in a new way.

Please be well, and consider spending your time looking in the direction of this deeper understanding. It’s full of good news.

Listen to my podcast or others. Read and watch things that remind you who you are beyond your fleeting experience. And please reach out of you need support.

Posted on March 25, 2020July 25, 2022
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Navigating Anxiety and Worry in Uncertain Times

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]It’s easy to worry your way through these uncertain days. Binge watching the news. Binge eating and drinking everything in sight. Numbing in whatever way brings you momentary comfort. It doesn’t have to be that way. Although your outside freedoms may be limited, your internal freedom never is. And although there are a million things that "could happen", those have nothing to do with life in this very moment. I wanted to record this special class for you, to speak to some of the common questions and worries I've been hearing. I hope this helps you view worry, uncertainty, anxiety and habits in a new way. [/vc_column_text][vc_video link="https://vimeo.com/400299414"][vc_column_text]Please be well, and consider spending your time looking in the direction of this deeper understanding. It's full of <i>good</i> news. Listen to my podcast or others. Read and watch things that remind you who you are beyond your fleeting experience. And please reach out of you need support.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]

Knowing Despite Feeling

Willow begged and begged (and begged) for another dog after Buddha died.She made lists of extra chores she’d do and she did them all.She wrote a persuasive essay on why she should have another dog. She created slideshows showing us everything a dog needed and exactly how she’d train and care for a dog if

Sitting on the Bus

I met a beautiful, wise woman yesterday. She told me a story about how it was for her 10 years ago.It was a tough time in her life. She had recently left one habit behind, only to find herself in another. The fallout from her latest habit found her without a driver’s license for several

The Time Song Showed Up

Feeling unhappy is a habit.What else could it be?It’s not your nature. It’s not a feature of your conditions or surroundings. It’s not dictated by your DNA.It’s simply where your mind goes.You unknowingly picked it up at some point, the way you unknowingly pick up an accent or a virus.It’s where your mind goes so

Acceptance Can be Very Misleading

Acceptance is kind of a psychological buzz word.People everywhere are convinced they need to “accept their feelings” or “accept reality” in order to be free.And there may be a nugget of truth in that. Resisting and fighting certainly aren’t going to bring freedom.But there’s a critical distinction in this acceptance thing we often miss. Our

New Year, Original You

“New Year, New You” is a marketing hook used to sell all sorts of things this month. It’s also one of my least favorite phrases ever.I’m not saying there is anything inherently wrong with it. They are just innocent little words.And I’m not saying there is anything intentionally salesy or manipulative about it. I’m sure