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The Living Well
(This was written a few days after the US election in 2016.) “Living well is the best revenge.” – attributed to George Herbert, but apparently it was already old in the 1600s I received a missive earlier in the week about connecting with our sexual energy in the face of the (frankly awful) situations in the world.…
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When Things Fall Apart
I think it is safe to say that, for many of us, the world is not as (we hoped) it was before the U.S. election. And yes, it feels like something is falling apart. Our hopes, our sense of safety, our expectations of the future… all of these are up in the air, and our imaginations…
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Tuesday Tuneup #3 – Just breathe
Sometimes, all you can do is take a breath. But if you give yourself that moment, that breath… other things become possible. Like remembering the name of your website.
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Is This You?
All through school, you were good at things. You got better at them, you graduated, and eventually you found a job that you were (also) good at. And because you were good at things, you got some promotions, and some of the trappings of life came along, and maybe a relationship and some kids, or maybe a…
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My Imaginary Life
We always held that books contain ideas, and ideas need air to survive. I come from a long line of wandering tinker/librarians. We roamed from town to town in our horse-drawn wagons full of books, bringing the mysteries of life to all who needed them. It was a non-agrarian life, but we were well-versed in…
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What’s all this Yoga For, Then?
“Yoga is Self-Illuminating” – me, feelin’ right proud of meself. Ironically. I have lost track of the number of times I have heard a sentence that started with the word, “What yoga is really about is… ” Of course, each of those sentences ended with something different. Also, (as I suspected), the more I study,…
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Speaking of Desire
Is desire a gift that we can use to navigate the world, or a challenge to be overcome? In this workshop, I step outside this binary to suggest that desire is not a single “thing”, but a range of different experiences that have subtle shading. Through a series of exercises, we feel out the texture our…
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Abundance, Sustainability, and an (Actual) Sharing Economy
(Originally published on Medium. I’m trying out some different things. That hasn’t worked so far.) I admit it. I’ve taken a lot of courses about abundance. I’ve spent time on vision boards and journals, setting intentions for precisely what it is I’m working on. Putting it out there, so to speak. Manifesting, bringing into reality,…
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Permission
I am giving myself permission. I give myself permission to shine, to wear clothes that make me feel beautiful, to take up space, to speak. I may write and publish whatever my whim carries without concern about “branding.” I may put art in my Etsy store and philosophy on my blog and code in…
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Two Stories
Quest2016 Prompt #12 What’s the story you most desire to bring to life in 2016? What’s the story your just-right client most desires to bring to life in 2016? Where do your two stories overlap? Today’s (okay, technically last month’s) prompt comes via Jen Louden, a wise sage, and generally helpful for providing guides to living.…
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Explaining phenomena: How the Universe Works
Hey, my friends. Did you know that I’ve got everything pulled together in a podcast over on the Cosmic Witchicists Travelling Intergalactic Roadshow? (And when I say everything, I mean *everything*.)
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Maybe It Isn’t A Race?
It takes bravery to know your strengths and operate diligently within them. Are you running your race, or someone else’s? #Quest2016 from Tracking Wonder Quest. Today’s prompt from Todd Henry, author of Die Empty. Oooh. Ouch. Let me take a sideways wander here, over into the land of board games. My family and many of…