The way of moving forward that comes only from the head is two-dimensional, and will no longer work. It used to work better than it works now. For some people, it is still working. For others, it is being shown to be problematic. We are waking up into a new way of being. It is …
Category: Limbo
Longing to blossom into more of myself
What a journey, life. What a year so far! It started with the breakup! I mean, really, wow! I didn't see it coming, I wasn't ready for it... and yet, it is now done, and life is moving on, and slowly I am reimagining this life and my place in it. There are moments of …
Creation, impulse, writing, eating, moving [free write / poetry]
I spend too much time in my head. Every time I am "thinking" I should just write. I think I used to do that, and the habit has been lost from me somehow. Maybe my demons tried to take it from me. ... Time flies by and in some moments I am a swirling mess, …
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What are you doing with your life? … a response. For parents, grandparents, friends, strangers, whoever.
My soul is on a healing and experiential journey. My priority is to follow that and enjoy the ride along the way. I am not currently concerning myself too much with my "success" by society's standards. That is a black hole of negative self-talk for me and takes me away from feeling my way forward. …
Nature Heals
I took a walk in nature today, and it absolutely transformed my mental state. I walked out the door full to bursting with flitting thoughts, anxieties, shoulds and should-nots, judgments, fears, questions, discomfort. It was actually, on some level, just a lucky chance that I actually went out there - in my moments of serious …
Open Letter to Liberal America: Let’s Choose Compassion
First : To anyone who feels afraid for their safety as a result of this election or just by the course of life in this country as you know it - I am sorry. I love you, and I'm sorry. This situation is about you much more than it should be about me. Everyone in this country deserves …
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Limbo, and Learning about Myself
Hello everyone! Happy Halloween! This is my first blog post that isn't related to my thru-hike of the Pacific Crest Trail (and has nothing to do with Halloween, sorry if I got your hopes up). For those of you that followed the blog because you wanted to keep up to date on my PCT trip, …
Expressions from this side of the here & now 