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Sweet Weeping
For Keri One hundred yards back, looking towards the clearing, I see the drops gleaming. Shining all the way down. It is dry. My coat rubs electricity out of the air and sends it snapping out my...
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The reflection piece for my March practice of Listening is taking a long time. I keep working on it, and working on it, and it’s not right yet. It doesn’t feel right yet – something is amiss, but I...
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Self-Compassion, Lessons Learned
April was a survey course in the pleasure and difficulty of being. My first week of practice felt incredible, it was much easier than I imagined. I felt rested and energized. I laughed more, joked...
View ArticleMay, Strength
The most compelling lesson that came out of April’s practice was discovering the relationship between willingness and flexibility, and this has got me thinking about strength. Intention: In many ways,...
View ArticleJune, Kindness
I am ready for something soft and gentle, so for June, I have selected the value of Kindness. Intention Kindness is the offering of one’s heart to another. It presents as tender, even when there’s...
View ArticleSitting at the Alter of Mystery
May was a turbulent month of nothing. I felt a lot of loss. I felt sad a lot. I felt angry a lot. I had a reckoning with my own ignorance. A few of my relationships shifted forms, and none of these...
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Immaculate Capitulation
I could linger here for hours, sinking deeper into the busy stillness, that unwinds when I bed down in the sweet grasses, and watch the world work. Beetles, blossoms, birdsong. The swollen heat of...
View ArticleAugust, Acceptance
Arguably, as a doorway to space, this should have been the first value I cultivated. But the truth is, Acceptance takes a lot of courage, and through some combination of building that up, and being...
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September, Discipline
Take refuge, my sweetness. I am here. I love you. I am full of tenderness for your pain. I will gladly cup your weak and panting doubt, and gaze upon it while it rests. I will be your strength and...
View ArticleNovember, Gratitude
Intention So much of my practice this year has been an exploration of how to simultaneously enjoy the life I have, while building the life that I want. Managing this paradox – of seeing clearly, and...
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