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To Begin Again – Your Alphabet of Now
12 May 2017 Presence is a state of inner spaciousness. ~Eckhart Tolle Life is dynamic. As bits of the cosmos, we are dynamic. Ever-changing like the warp and weave of spacetime. To begin again gives us a chance … Continue reading
To Begin Again – A Place of Inquiry
9 May 2017 This is why I value that little phrase “I don’t know” so highly. It’s small, but it flies on mighty wings. ~WisÅ‚awa Szymborska In any given moment, no matter how much we know, no matter how detailed … Continue reading
To Begin Again — Beginner’s Mind
5 May 2017 In the beginner’s mind, there are many possibilities, in the expert’s mind there are few. ~ Shunryu Suzuki In my kitchen is an orchid, a magic flower that has been blooming for the better part of … Continue reading
Sculpting Good Questions
12 April 2016 And so the ability to ask beautiful questions, often in very unbeautiful moments, is one of the great disciplines of a human life. And a beautiful question starts to shape your identity as much by asking it … Continue reading
Posted in Being Authentic, Connection, Curiosity, Giving up on perfectionism, Values
Tagged David Whyte, John Lennon
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Spring Fling
29 March 2016 Dance like no one is watching. Sing like no one is listening. Love like you’ve never been hurt, and live like it’s heaven on earth. Spring is busting out in every possible way here in Northern California’s central valley. … Continue reading
Touchstone – A Rhythm with Repose
9 January 2016 Sometimes I think there are only two instructions we need to follow to develop and deepen our spiritual life: slow down and let go. ~Oriah Mountain Dreamer, The Dance: Moving to the Rhythms of Your True Self … Continue reading
Posted in Connection, Curiosity, Leaning In, Touchstones
Tagged 0riah Mountain Dreamer
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Shake it Up!
15 September 2015 dance all night play all day … Continue reading
Posted in Curiosity, Giving up on perfectionism, Mindfulness
Tagged creativity, novelty, The Cars
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Mental Gardening
28 July 2015 We are part of this universe; we are in this universe, but perhaps more important than both of those facts, is that the universe is in us. ~Neil deGrasse Tyson This morning, in the middle of … Continue reading
Posted in Connection, Curiosity, Finding Enough, Mindfulness
Tagged Mandala, mental space, Neil deGrasse Tyson, yoga
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Touchstone — Crafting Good Ordinary Days
26 June 2015 The invariable mark of wisdom is to see the miraculous in the common. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson This has been a week of extraordinary moments embedded in ordinary ones for me. Looking … Continue reading
Posted in Connection, Curiosity, Finding Enough, Leaning In, Mindfulness, Touchstones
Tagged Brene Brown, Emerson, ordinary, wisdom
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Meaningful Connection
16 June 2015 …What I loved as much as, possibly even more than, being seen was sharing the gaze. Feeling connected. ~ Amanda Palmer, The Art of Asking I yearn for meaningful connection. To others. To myself. I want to be … Continue reading
Posted in Connection, Curiosity, Facing fear, Leaning In, Trust
Tagged Amanda Palmer, being seen, Brene Brown, connection, courage, vulnerability
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