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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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A Handrail for the Holidays
Holidays reveal the great divide between the haves and the have-nots. And there are ways we find ourselves on both sides. But the fact that you’re reading this likely means you’re more…
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What We Compost Will Feed Us
It’s that time of year again when we find ourselves nearing the end of a full cycle around the sun. As a teacher of mine says: “December arrives with her bag of…
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When Authenticity Hurts
The Art of Being Real (Without Losing Everyone) A friend of mine once tried an experiment: for three months, she decided to be 100% honest with everyone. No filters. No polite fictions.…
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🌿 Morning Pages: A Practice in Clearing
Writing as a way of listening — a gentle daily practice for clearing the noise and meeting yourself on the page. The Mind Is Noisy The mind is noisy. Morning Pages are…
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How I Carry My Father
The things our fathers couldn’t finish become the things we must learn to stay with. My father used to say, “You gotta wanna.” He wrote it on scraps of wood and old boxes.…
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The Mandorla: Meeting Ourselves in the Space Between
The Mandorla: Meeting Ourselves in the Space Between A dear teacher of mine, Caroline Carey, shares a powerful process called the Mandorla. At first glance, it seems simple: two overlapping circles. Each…