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Jun 289 min read

Mirror, mirror on the wall, what's this darkness in us all?

With a recently-held trauma workshop behind me, a very familiar sensation lingers. She has been so alive in me, weaving itself in and...

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Jul 3, 20225 min read

Now is not Then

When I think of the household I grew up in I can't help but ache for the emotional famine the younger me had to endure. Emotions were...

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Mar 17, 20223 min read

THIS IS NOT THE TIME

This is not the time to pretend we are not hurting, that we are not overwhelmed, that we are not afraid or that we are not confused. This...

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Aug 23, 20212 min read

Open, close, give, take until I break: AND THEN WHAT?

When the blood of truth starts coursing through the veins of unconsciousness, waking up from our numbness and protective slumber can be a...

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Dec 4, 20204 min read

Life's weave

I was so scared of forgetting who I was, of losing the awareness of my place in life..... These words rose from deep within my body...

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Nov 18, 20203 min read

The wonders of contemplative work

While turning my compost heap a few days ago I was struck by a spontaneous flow of thoughts: What if time goes faster because we go...

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Jul 21, 20203 min read

I am here: may I speak?

Dim the light of your search, wear soft shoes watch your steps: the terrain you walk on is sacred ground. Open your inner ears and eyes....

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Jun 9, 202010 min read

The Dark Night and I

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