Reflecting on a Year of Change
It’s been 18 months since I last posted, yet Living the Mess has been on my mind every day. While I haven’t been writing posts for this site, as a friend pointed out, I have been living the mess and so experiencing source material for future posts. It...
Leaning into Fear and Uncertainty
Part I “Will you be around this afternoon?” My landlord texted me two weeks ago. “I’d like to come over and talk to you.” “Sure,” I responded. My mind began spinning. My landlord and I, who have become friends over the nine...
Doing Less Leads to More
I’ve been firmly in the “stop the glorification of busy” camp since 2012, when my work came to a screeching halt for two years; I discarded all my old assumptions about how we “should” be and began testing out what made me most creative...
Why I Stopped Searching for Enlightenment
In the summer of 2013, when I was in the midst of two years of financial hardship, someone asked me: “If you could ask for one wish, and know it would come true, what would it be?” My immediate answer was “Enlightenment.” The questioner was surprised I didn’t say...
What Does ‘Waking Up’ Mean?
Until May 30, Sounds True is offering 30 streaming interviews with spiritual teachers on the subject of awakening. I’m listening to many of them and just basking in the wisdom. I’ve had multiple moments of recognition, of a-has and of laughter. It’s...
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