discipline

The Discipline of Standing Nowhere

June 15, 2011

  “The discipline is not being attached to any patterns whatsoever, the discipline of standing nowhere.  That’s a very scary discipline.  It’s terrifying to stand on the edge that way, to have no definitions you can cling to: no reference groups, no identifications, no self-concepts, no models.  Will you dare do it?  Will you dare [...]

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Creature of Habit

May 10, 2011

“The best way to keep a prisoner from escaping is to make sure he never knows he’s in prison.”  Fyodor Dostoevsky I didn’t bring in the horses from pasture this morning, someone else did.  When I went to check on them later in the morning, I saw that Gee’s stall door was wide open.  I [...]

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Shadow Work

April 27, 2011

I want to do shadow work more intentionally and regularly.  It’s such important work. Certain people really bug me:  those who are arrogant, judgmental, angry, needy, and in denial.  Certain people really intrigue me:  those who are intelligent, passionate, empowered, creative, and confident. Dark shadow and golden shadow. When I have a huge reaction to [...]

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Golden Shadow

February 21, 2011

How many of us seek that which we already possess?  How many times have I looked outside myself for something that I already have within me?  I look to someone else for courage and strength, or fun and excitement.  I look to another situation for peace or pleasure.  I long for a new job, new [...]

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Life is Practice

January 6, 2011

“We must not, in trying to think about how we can make a big difference, ignore the small daily differences we can make which, over time, add up to big differences that we often cannot foresee.”  Marian Wright Edelman Life is practice.  Being faithful to that which is before us in each moment is the [...]

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Circling the Journal

July 27, 2010

While floating in the lake watching the feather drift, I saw Pedro suddenly jump up from where he had been sleeping.  Something startled him and he began barking.  I peered in more closely to see what could have given him the heebeegeebees, and I saw that my journal was flapping in the wind on top [...]

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Fascinated to See

July 23, 2010

I had no idea, until a friend brought it to my attention, that I started this blog six months ago, today. Wow, I am pleased.  This has been a wonderful, creative outlet for me, and I am grateful. Sometimes I wonder why I write this blog every day.  I don’t fully understand it, but something [...]

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The Practice of Discipline

July 7, 2010

The Kingfisher dove suddenly from the tall pine.  I heard his chatter just before he launched.  I looked up to witness the bird tumble toward the water, submerge for a split second, then rise with ease.  He plunged with resolve and precision.  I had been glancing up at him from my float while he sat [...]

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