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I write and think about refuge quite a bit. One of a few of the most important questions I’ve ever been asked is: where do you take refuge? Refuge is a state of mind as much as it is a place These days the ante has been upped and now the most important thing to […]
“It is possible to learn to nurture what keeps us within the gravitational pull of our own “enoughness”. It’s not a matter of adding anything to who we are but rather uncovering the goodness within.” ~Meg Rinaldi There are those in this world who do not have the basics. The uneven distribution of resources is […]
Self acceptance begins from a place of love. There’s such woundedness around our love-ability, our ok-ness. My heart is broken wide open again and again to hear people share their beliefs about themselves. Being seen and accepted in our vulnerability is one of the first steps in coming to accept ourselves as we are. The […]
Four years ago a client and later dear friend of many years was dying. I made house calls for her near the end of her life. Our time was spent sitting on her bed, surrounded by her beloved animal friends. (It was October and I can still see the delicate leaves of the Japanese Maple […]
This is THE most important question at the heart of why people seek out guidance, because most of us know little about how to be compassionate toward ourselves. Many of us know about “self improvement” and that is more about our lives as a project rather than a process. The even deeper question is what […]
Our “yes or no” lives as body sensation as does much of our wisdom. We all can agonize over trying to make certain decisions at times but in the end “The Body Keeps the Score”, as Bessel van der Kolk’s book suggests. I know for myself when body sensation gives me the answer, I’d best […]
Forgiveness: sometimes it’s simple, sometimes it’s not. Some say there are situations that are not forgivable. When I first heard that idea, I was skeptical, surely, everything is forgivable, isn’t that what we are taught? When I feel more deeply into my own heart and body I realize there are people I have not forgiven, […]
You can listen to an audio version of this blog post here. “Be soft in your practice. Think of the method as a fine silver stream, not a raging waterfall. Follow the stream, have faith in its course, it will go its own way, meandering here, trickling there. It will find the grooves and cracks, […]
“There in the deep well of your own psyche you will find what you have always been looking for: protection, purpose, confidence, and clarity.” ~Miles Neale, PsyD You can listen to an audio version here. The quote above says it all. We are far better resourced than we imagine ourselves to be and that word […]
You can listen to an audio version of this blog post here. And you can listen to part one of “Your Mind Is Here to Change” here. If we want to learn a musical instrument, practice is required. Our bodymind is an instrument and to learn new habits of body and mind we must be […]