When the Earth Calls Me Down
After almost two years of silence, I am back, at the pace the earth allows. On living with hEDS and POTS, the part that cries betrayal, and learning to lie down.
Tag mindfulness
Not Today
It seems I am forever
in the in-between spaces,
traveling back and forth
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You Can’t Drink the Coffee Until It Is Brewed
The line at the grocery store snakes back past the cereal. It is 2021, the doors are open again, and there is one cashier where there used to be four. The man ahead of me taps his card against the…
A Koan for a Koan
Who Am I?
I am the sound of one hand clapping
I am the one hand
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The Good Traveler Has No Fixed Plans
When Lao Tsu says, in Stephen Mitchell’s rendering, “A good traveler has no fixed plans and is not intent on arriving,” he is not suggesting the spiritual traveler wander around directionless. Many animals are guided by the Earth’s magnetic poles;…
Having Less to Have More of the Life We Were Meant to Live
Yesterday and today I was signed up for a conference and training on gambling. I thought, I’m in Las Vegas, it’s free, I should go. I know that voice, the part of me who packs my calendar like a closet…
Ten Reasons Why You’d Love To Be More Humble
I’ve been on the planet for a good amount of time now, and have learned quite a bit along the way. And while there is a beauty in accumulating a wad of skills and wisdom, there is also a shadow…
In The End, Only Kindness Matters
Being a parent for the first time can be a steep learning curve. We don’t quite know how to “do it right,” we lack confidence, we don’t know what our little one’s messages mean, certainly not at the beginning. Being…
How To Get Simple
In the last month I packed all my possessions into a cargo van, got rid of the rest, and moved in with my sister and her family in California to assist with my ailing mother. Instead of a 3-bedroom home,…
6 Lessons Learned On The Back of a Bike
In my experience, mindfulness is more important than meditation. Meditation is just one practice to increase mindfulness. It is mindfulness in our mundane, daily lives that provides greater lessons for living well. I rode on the back of a motorcycle…
Be Skeptical, But Learn To Listen
Skepticism gets a bad rap, especially for those of us who follow The Path of Lovingness. To be skeptical is not to be beady-eyed and always looking for the wrong. As the root of scientific inquiry, skepticism is more about…
Don’t Make Assumptions
The third agreement is Don’t Make Assumptions. The second, Don’t Take Anything Personally, asks you to watch what you let in. This one asks you to watch what you make up. We make assumptions every day, all day long, and…