Imagine a fighter: scowl faced, caked in mud and blood, their posture ready to fight or defend. A fire igniting within and flowing through their veins, heating the surface of their skin. How often to do you feel that body flush of anger or rebellion? How much do you let it run through your body?Continue reading “The Internal “No””
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For the Initiated.
Have you ever faced a problem or a cluster of problems so big that getting to the answer or resolution seemed impossible? Have you ever looked at what was happening in your life and wondered, why is this happening to me? Even when you’ve tried you’re best, given everything you have and things seem toContinue reading “For the Initiated.”
From One Squirrel to Another
The secret to life. I’ve got it. I’ve got a whole bunch. [So does everyone else.] Every revelation comes with this feeling of uncovering, a discovery, an unearthing. It’s like we’re all squirrels and we’ve hidden nuggets of wisdom for ourselves all over this life experience. When it’s time to dig, we scurry all overContinue reading “From One Squirrel to Another”
Listen to the Silence
If I could describe the feeling in meditation when the thoughts slow and Presence colors everything in a brilliant, white light. And there it is, the State of Being. I’d say it’s akin to listening to silence. Listening to the space between the sounds. And the space that’s there, holding the sound. Can you hearContinue reading “Listen to the Silence”
Integrating the Shadow
I used to be afraid of my short comings. I didn’t know I was afraid of them. I had an elaborate system of hiding them from myself: they’re “no big deal”. Just don’t look over there (where they are) and all will be well. Until a time came when I had to look, I wantedContinue reading “Integrating the Shadow”
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