resistance

A Little Lost

August 17, 2011

Do you ever feel lost?  I do.  Before we moved to Atlanta, I came to the city to look for a house.  On one of those trips, my GPS stopped working and I got lost.  I wasn’t the least bit concerned because I knew two things:  1.  If I would take the time to pull [...]

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A Distinction Between Pain and Suffering

August 11, 2011

Pain and suffering. We have all experienced them.  Many make no distinction between the two­–to have pain is to suffer.  I do make a distinction between pain and suffering, though it took decades for me to find that distinction. This is how I see it:  Pain is pure and simple.  It burns clear and hot.  [...]

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I’m With You Kid. Let’s Go.

July 13, 2011

“Life loves to be taken by the lapel and told:  ’I am with you kid.  Let’s go.’”  Maya Angelou I see it just the opposite:  I feel like Life takes me by the lapel and says, “I’m with you kid. Let’s go.”  It’s a comfort to me to know that Life is on my side–on [...]

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I Am Not As Vulnerable As I Fear

July 11, 2011

“The trouble is, we can only tell the truth when we cease to identify with the part of ourselves we think we have to protect.  If we’re afraid of being laughed at or taunted or killed, we can’t tell the truth; we can’t tell the truth if we’re busy guarding some position.  It’s only when [...]

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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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3-2-1 Shadow Process

April 28, 2011

I mentioned, yesterday, that I want to be more intentional and consistent in doing my shadow work.  I told you I’d share with you a technique I use to do the work.  It’s simple and can be done in a few minutes.  I often find resistance as I’m doing it but almost always feel an [...]

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Diversity | Life Spice

April 25, 2011

A refreshing weekend prepares me for the week.  I actually played this weekend.  I had fun.  I laughed.  I danced.  I ate good food.  I awoke this morning feeling relaxed, rested, and alive. In the rush and busyness of this American lifestyle, it is easy to forget to have fun.  It is easy to remain [...]

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Awareness + Will Power + Ritual = Transformation

April 4, 2011
Morning Practice

The alarm went off waking me from a deep sleep this morning.  I hate alarms and haven’t used one in years.  Last week, I decided to get up an hour and a half earlier than normal in order to have plenty of time to do my morning practice, and because I want to extend it [...]

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Denying and Grasping

March 24, 2011

I’ve been eating out of control in the last week.  I have the munchies—I want to eat a lot, more than I’m comfortable eating.  This suggests that I am stuffing something or grasping something.  To be sure, I’m out of balance.  I wonder what’s up? I had a meeting the other day with someone who [...]

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Dealing with Resistance

January 17, 2011

I’m out of sorts this morning.  Bad night.  Many interruptions.  Uncomfortable in my body and spirit.  There are a couple of areas in my life that need attention.  They are draining vital energy from me because of my resistance to dealing with them. Are the two areas needing attention related?  Of course they are—all is [...]

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