Remember Who You Are
It is so easy to forget who I am. It is my default mode when I lack awareness and presence to navigate on shifting sand and become so consumed […]
Survivors! You Are Not Alone. From Despair, Hope Rises
Silence is no longer the only option. I find myself in the last month, unpacking and releasing internalized shame that I didn’t realize existed and am certainly not going to […]
Living into Patience and Tenderness
Getting back into my groove with writing again. Have spent some amazing and challenging time in the past few months in immersions with communities committed to doing the work internally […]
Everything is a Sacred Act
This is a reminder in times like these. Everything is a sacred act. If I can live, move, love and breathe into this awareness, this becomes my Emergent reality. I […]
Building Community in the midst of Chaos
I have no answers to contribute to the current state of affairs in our country and on the planet. I can only go deep into the shadow of my own […]
3 Fold practice to be Sustainable in Chaos.
Tyrants, Fear Mongers and Bullies are showing up. They are currently occupying the White House. They are showing up with symbols of race hatred and ethnic intimidation throughout our […]
Self Care as Self Realization & As Caring for All Beings!
I wrestle with the current cultural understanding of Self Care as taking time for one’s self. One assumes here that there is access to self Care practices such as retreats, […]
The Practice of “I Don’t Know”. Leaning into Uncertainty
For me, this is a time of confusion and uncertainty. Exhausted by politics, but compelled by love of humanity and the planet to show up and at the very least, […]
Help Wanted: Awareness and Understanding!
Appalachia, Allegheny, Chicago, Merrimac, Niagara, Potomac. These places as well as geographical formations of mountains, lakes, rivers and tributaries all named by First Peoples. It strikes me often as I […]
No Ordinary Time. Alchemy and Love
This is no ordinary time. There is nothing mundane about the space, place or time we are in. It is for me right now, unnerving and unsettling and requires enormous […]