The concept of a "self" can be tricky to define and understand. More difficult yet to live...because the self is not interested in what other people are doing, thinking, feeling, believing: it is interested in being itself. "Don't be satisfied with stories, how things have gone with others. Unfold your own myth, without complicated explanation." - … Continue reading Explorations of the Self, part 1
head & heart
Put the Hammer Away
I was talking with a friend this evening and remarked how sad it is that we make life more difficult for ourselves. This friend and I share a lot of qualities, which can make for some pretty deep conversations as we share thoughts and explore them together. I am incredibly grateful for this friend, woven … Continue reading Put the Hammer Away
Perfect Weighted Anchor
I don't know about you, but I've got a whole lot of voices in my head I need to disregard far more often. I've got versions of myself inside that seek to protect but are instead keeping me from a real and authentic life. I've got a lot of rules that I need to break. … Continue reading Perfect Weighted Anchor
Okay
A rhyme, a rhythm, a reason, a sense. Life swirls around at a frenetic pace and I search for something to root and ground me. Something to make sense and bring order. Something to calm and comfort. Many of us look outside of ourselves for this mooring. Beliefs, gods, people or places that we can … Continue reading Okay
Held By the Ocean
As someone prone to living from her head, I am no stranger to feeling like I'm in a trance. The rest of life, especially a heart filled one, can feel unreachable beyond the hum of thoughts that are so hard to turn away from. Living by the ocean these past few days, I've experienced the … Continue reading Held By the Ocean
Wading in the Deep 