The difference between a good life and a bad life is how well you walk through the fire. – Carl Jung As we go through life we receive many unexpected gifts. Some of these gifts come in surpris...Read More
Oh expectations, they can wreak havoc in our lives. We have such lofty ideas of what we’ll do, who we’ll become, and what our life will be like. And then there is the reality of it. Coming...Read More
My life revolves around words. Not only do I write this blog, but I also keep a journal, a dream journal, an idea book, and a book with drawings and daily connections. Somehow I can find endless ways ...Read More
To live life fully we have to be an active participant, always the question is how. Asking this question leads me to think about ritual more and more. Our modern minds may see it as hocus-pocus or wis...Read More
So maybe we’ve been nice enough for too long now. We see where this can get us. Maybe it’s not necessary to be cruel but we do have to speak and stop stifling the words that want to come. ...Read More
Sometimes it feels like when will never arrive. This is how it goes in my head: I will write more when I’ve cleaned the house, or I’ll go out with friends when I’m not working so muc...Read More
Let yourself be silently drawn by the stronger pull of what you really love. -Rumi This is good advice and like most good advice it’s hard to follow. After all there is a lot to get done everyda...Read More
I’ve been thinking about getting a drum for years, it seems like a healthy way to make some noise. When I lived in Oregon there was a man at the farmers market every Saturday who made beautiful ...Read More
I was at a gathering where I met a local shaman. Most people hear the word shaman and think of something otherworldly, untouchable, or out of time and place in the modern world. But really they are wi...Read More