This morning in meditation, as I tried to tame what the Tibetans refer to as the ‘monkey mind’ what kept popping into my head was these lyrics from a Jack Johnson song: In times like these And times like those What will be will be And so it goes And it always goes On and […]
Archives for November 2016
Destination : Meditation
California, Costa Rica, Aruba, Ireland; these are few places I’ve been fortunate enough to have explored. They allowed me to leave my troubles at home, while offering beautiful landscapes. However, there is one place I explore daily that is unlike the rest: my vast internal vista. A place inside my mind where stillness awaits and […]
Nothing Surprising About Our Lower Selves
Had a dream last night with my father in it. I was listening to a lecture of his on a cassette tape and remembered how surprising his conclusions always were. I thought to myself ‘wow’ this is what an awakened person sounds like… When I woke up I remembered that when the Gods speak through […]
Just Be
Be love. Be the Ground. Be the waves in between the shore and the eternal ocean. Trust that the movement , flow, and abyss are the meat of a full life. If not for the down slides, the darkness, the work, you’d never have distance to see the light, the upside, the opening. Be Trust. […]
What is left to learn?
One day the thread holding taut doubt thins and you proliferate freedom like the seed head of the dandelion, scattering and sharing. Photo Credit(s): Jon Sullivan
Writing the Unease
Living with the feeling of unease. That’s where I’m at now. Sitting here with my son asleep on me. His weight a grounding. A comfort. I do my day. Play with my kids. Run errands. Get the bills paid. I take care of me. Practice yoga on the mat. Sit in meditation. Talk to friends. […]
Can’t is a lie
Can’t is, more often than not, an excuse. There are a multitude of reasons why we don’t simply say, “No” or “I don’t want to.” Fear is a substantial reason. Fear of failing succeeding rejection losing raising the expectations judgment repeating past hurts. Fear is paralyzing because it makes us vulnerable, what often we equate […]
God Delivered with Buttered Watermelon
After my mom died, a neighbor convinced my dad to send me to a Bible camp. We’re not religious. At Bible camp, I spent the first few days eating lunch in the bathroom, sulking, and texting my friends SOS messages. During quiet hour, most girls stayed near the cabin, while I slid my phone, the […]