I woke up at 5:30 this morning for Crossfit. I didn’t want to leave my bed. I could have slept another hour or two. And maybe I should have? I have this argument with myself sometimes in the morning, in bed, or even after I’ve gotten out of bed, before I’ve fully woken up. Some …
Transition from the old to the new with Love and Trust
Rewrite your stories of the individual and collective past with love. Only refer to your elders, and those who came before you, with love. Only refer to the ones who come after you, with love. Their ways are different than yours, and that is something to truly celebrate. I am shown an image of my …
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Tips for Traversing the Spiritual Wilderness
When we decide to take a leap towards our dreams, based on our intuition, heart, and higher guidance... we step into the unknown. This spiritual unknown is a lot like the wilderness, and it can trigger a lot of fear in us. Some points for counteracting the chaotic side of the wilderness and thriving: 1 …
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Do What You Love
How do we find and do what we love in our lives? It's simple. Listen to the voice of love. Notice when you are enjoying activities in your life. And then, nourish those parts of your lives. The only thing stopping you from "doing what you love" is a belief that you can't. That there …
March 1: Message of Love
Dear ones, it is a new month, and the month is calling us to be present, and full of love, which is also to say… full of feeling. Feeling, when it has been lost, can be regained through the heart. We want to remind you gently and lovingly to have a conversation with your heart …
Inspired Work
Some questions for the world at large that are on my heart: What do you love and hate about the work you do? What's most meaningful? Do you ever get stuck in "should I stay or should I go" mentality? How do you let that go and be lighthearted about work? How do you integrate …
The spirits that live on the trail
There are spirits that can only be found in the woods, on the trail, alone. They tend to congregate in the places that are hard to get to. When they possess you, you feel a great, expansive joy. It is a communion with an ancient and sacred part of life. There is no avoiding spirits, …
Patience… a challenge, but probably worth it
I went for a run tonight. It was 5:30 rush hour in downtown Durham. I ran, weaving up and down streets. No headphones. Lots of cars. My more relaxed moments were on the side streets. I love the relative quiet closing in around me, the world fading out. It's harder to find that feeling at …
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The wild edge: a pondering, an invitation
It refreshes and revitalizes me to be in closer contact with life. I am a physical person, so for me this pathway easily gets activated by the elements. Skin to skin contact with life. Being outside in the brisk winter air with a T-shirt on, right now. It wakes me up. The cold in particular …
Dealing with feelings in the morning
Do you ever wake up on the wrong side of the bed, with weird or uncomfortable feelings? Waking up with wonky feelings is something that can set me off on a negative mental train, and it can hang like a cloud over me, ruining my whole day. Does that happen to you? What are your …
Expressions from this side of the here & now 