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Attachement + Control = Suffering

July 16, 2010

I could’ve kept sleeping this morning. I’m so tired. My body aches. It was difficult going to sleep…again. I don’t know how to ascend this weariness. Sometimes I get frightened about being tired. I get frightened because I have had issues of chronic pain for years, though I am much better. Sleep is a fundamental [...]

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Needless Suffering

May 5, 2010

“Ultimately, Happiness comes down to choosing between the discomfort of becoming aware of your mental afflictions and the discomfort of being ruled by them.” Yongey Mingyur Rinnphoche I hit a wall yesterday. Exhausted from our move and the news about my father, I had a mild melt down early in the day. I was quite [...]

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Caretaking as Lifestyle

April 23, 2010

Yesterday, I spoke about living a simple life. I’ve been moving towards simplicity for a few years now. Living simply seems to suit me, and I believe it is better for our planet. I experience less stress and more freedom when living simply. I don’t have to participate in the consumption rat race, and I [...]

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Aligning with Immensity

March 31, 2010

How much longer will you stay oblivious of the immensity of yourself? ~Rajneesh In some traditions we are told that we are nothing—a wretch even. In other cultures we are told that we are everything—my needs are the most important. We hear much talk of overcoming ego or stepping into our power. We get mixed [...]

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Gift from a Vulture

March 26, 2010

Vulture has gifted me in many ways over the years, and I’ll tell you part of that story now–a particularly poignant part. Vulture seems to show up when I’m about to make a big transition. It’s as if they are my travel guides during key times. Indigenous people have long viewed animals and birds as [...]

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Staying Small

March 5, 2010

Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. Marianne Williamson Why do I stay small? In round about ways, I’ve been exploring this question for some years. At times I’ve thought I stay small because I’m not smart enough, not talented enough, not disciplined enough, not strong enough, not courageous enough—not adequate. Lately, [...]

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Come Out, Come Out

March 4, 2010

I’ve spent a good portion of my life hiding. The hiding has taken many forms. I have hidden behind façades, mostly to keep from being seen. I’ve hidden behind pain, maybe to keep from stepping fully into responsibility. I’ve hidden behind beliefs, keeping me from having to think critically. I’ve hidden behind lies, mostly to [...]

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Letting Go

March 3, 2010

This Blue Jay seems to be grasping the branch with all his might. When he grasps so tightly, he has to place all of his focus right there upon that which he grasps, thus, his focus becomes very small and limited. When I am grasping, clutching, clinging to something, whether onto a belief, idea, person, [...]

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Breathing Dawn

February 26, 2010

The ancients advise waking with the dawn. Rumi says, “The breeze at dawn has secrets to tell you. Don’t go back to sleep.” And, “The morning wind spreads its fresh smell. We must get up and take that in, that wind that lets us live. Breathe before it’s gone.”* Spiritual practitioners of today often recommend [...]

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Turtle Time

February 24, 2010

I’m on turtle time. This is my powerful reframe for some past negative beliefs and thoughts I’ve had about myself. I’m a late bloomer, and there was a time when some others, and I, believed that I was “slow”. I slept a lot when very young, was painfully shy, didn’t start talking quite on time, [...]

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