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Acceptance runs deeper than words
So much of my ideas around time revolve around doing things. This meeting or that activity measured in certain amounts of time. I put aside time to do things and then fill it with…
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Dreaming the deeper dream
This will make it 3 of 3 and I know in writing this I am also leaving out a whole lot that could be included. That's the nature of this creative project, it always involves loss….
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Vision quest part 1 – Introduction
When I first heard about a vision quest, I was young. It sounded like a terrible idea even though I knew it was a respectable thing to do. I mostly feared that I wasn’t made out…
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The Uncertainty Meter
I came across one of the most interesting ideas recently from Sarah Bergenfield speaking about the neuroscience of uncertainty. It’s not a new idea she is putting forward, but no less important…
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Not Finishing the Quest
I do worry that I am not doing more with my life. Not more in the way the world usually means it. Not more money. Not more achievements. Not more status. There…
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If there is no problem with the problem
Fear wants to know. What happens when we stop trying to solve everything? There is so much to be afraid of — or is there? I feel myself tremendously impacted by the…
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Searching for Purpose
We had our neighbours over this week. They come from a very different cultural world to ours — they are Zulu. I don’t even know where to begin speaking about cultures other…
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The Embodied Dreamer
If you’re anything like me, you may feel tired, weary, or even afraid to dream. Disappointments and broken promises — from ourselves or from others — can leave parts of us that…
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How to Spot Personality on Holiday
Want to know someone’s (or more importantly, your own!) personality pattern?Watch them on holiday. When structure drops away, patterns show themselves—how we rest, control, avoid, pursue, organise, or disappear. Personality becomes especially…