Sometimes, even in the middle of a busy day, something in the world catches my attention and shifts me back to myself. It may be the shape of a cloud, or tree leaves backlit by the sun, or a couple walking hand-in-hand, or a toddler in an awkward sprint. If I stay with the feeling for just a few moments, something settles in me as if the world is enough in that moment. What moments cradle your soul?
Read MoreI recently developed a map of the archetypal journey that integrates my work as a poet and my work in NLP and hypnotherapy. The map includes four major areas and tasks that we humans must complete to navigate each area. One task involves coming to terms with the greater forces of life. Wether it is "acts of God," or daily weather patterns; whether it is social and political upheaval or family disputes, we are all nested in forces and agents outside of ourselves. We are often carried along by these greater forces against our will. How do you relate to chance and circumstance?
Read More“There is within you a sanctuary to which you can return at any time and be yourself!” This quote from Hermann Hesse literally changed my life as a teenager. Do you have an inner sanctuary — A place of safety within you, free from the world and even free from your own inner critic? A place you can go to and “be yourself?”
Read MoreWestern society is a culture of “doing.” Since idleness is perceived as laziness, we have little public authority to support leisure. Even our so called “time off” should be action-packed: “work hard, play hard.” We rarely allow ourselves true rest. Do you pack your “time off” with activity? Do you still feel the weight of the undone on your to-do list when you try to rest? When or under what circumstances do you allow yourself to truly rest?
Read MoreI usually start a writing session with an opening line or an image or both and let it flow from there. In other words, I let my unconscious take the lead. My writing mostly focuses on personal interests, on matters of heart and soul, and on how we navigate our lives from the inside out. I rarely write about current events or social and political issues. But every once in while, I do (with a poetic flair, of course!)
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