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Perspective check

It’s easy to get wrapped up in our own stuff. Sometimes it’s called being self-centered and self-absorbed. Sometimes it’s called responsibility and management. When we are dealing with our own stuff, it’s easy to start to feel that we fly solo on this journey. And yet, we never do. We are always in relation to […]

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RIMBY

It’s such a beautiful season of exploding color that one day we decided to go leaf-peeping. Not only would this be a gorgeous and relaxing break from routine, but it’d also be a great way to explore our new area. So my spouse, myself, and our dog loaded up in the vehicle and went on […]

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Becoming more self-aligned — a how-to

Alignment — it’s not just for the tires on our car. It’s also for the vehicle of our Self. I was really feeling this when recently reminded of this deeply lovely Navajo prayer: in beauty I walk with beauty before me I walk with beauty behind me I walk with beauty above me I walk […]

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The practice of being agreeable

There’s a practice I’ve heard of, where you are simply agreeable for a day. Okay, okay — maybe that’s better described as a challenge. (I’ll bet someone in your life popped into your head there. Maybe it’s your own self. I see you.) Either way, the idea is that we purposefully, mindfully, and consciously choose […]

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Beginnings, again

A scratch upon the blackboard of the universe, that tiny sliver of moon. Inspired by Stacy Demarco, Queen of the Moon Oracle Cards We are gifted regularly with new beginnings, with fresh starts. Major life transits come to mind. Say, graduating. From any program of study, whether high school, post-secondary anything, even personal pursuits of […]

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