who am i to decide which creation is better than the other?pain drives me to shun that which caused it,to preference that which might have avoided or alleviated it.and yet, the pain itself and all that follows is birthed from the same material of all that is universal.the arising and passing away of thisis from... Continue Reading →
sometimes we think that it will be this future point in time,that deserves all of our undivided attention.and try as we might, to consider all of the possibilities of what might happen then,we mostly cannot dream up the fixings of that moment.anticipating the convergence of energy, of something that feels like it might karmically determine... Continue Reading →
maybe when the water runs out,we will weep so many tears that the rivers will fill again.maybe after the last tree falls,our hearts will break, we’ll come down to our knees, and kiss the earth we have denied.in death, we finally lay belly to belly with the mother who birthed us.but maybe, as climate changes,... Continue Reading →
i hunger for depth.i am one to find containers that allow me to come completely undone, to travel outside of the ordinary.sacred ceremony, a session with my therapist, a conversation with chosen kin, a retreat...all offering the potential to be wildly transformational.and yet, in the transition from the depths to the surface, i often drown.there... Continue Reading →
we need to do much less than we think. one translation of sati, a Pali word, is mindfulness. another, which feels truer in my own body and experience is:rememberfor those trained by industrialized society to do, to reach, to be productive,this energy can arise in our practice.thinking that is up to us to stop thoughts,... Continue Reading →
for those looking for love, it can feel like we are waiting to start our lives. a zen teacher once said, "enlightenment is the constant state of orgasm." what does it mean? what are we searching for? it is our nature, as herd animals, to seek for belonging and connection. this is innate, not something... Continue Reading →
The truth is, sometimes I think staying by the ocean is wise because when the world gets sicker, I can swim out into the sea and let her take me. It's a plan that allows me to know I can escape, I can leave, be free. The ocean will envelop me and I will return... Continue Reading →
What does YES feel like in your body? How do you know when you're experiencing joy? As, I wrote in Part II, we are being given cues all along about how to move towards joy on our paths. We are being guided through the wildness into clarity through a love language we're often unaware of.... Continue Reading →
I woke up with loneliness in my eyes, in my heart. My immediate thoughts pulled me towards getting rid of the loneliness. To stop living alone, to see friends, to call someone. And the more these thoughts escalated, the more I pushed away the loneliness. Pushed it far away, looked at it as an unwanted... Continue Reading →
In response to his second question: What role does Forgiveness play in your life? How have you overcome forgiving others, or forgiving yourself when no one else would? When I hear 'overcome', I could just sit here and cry, Realizing the need for us to fix, cure, and die. Overcoming is not what we need,... Continue Reading →
you are whole, complete, and perfect. 