Yesterday was a difficult day. I’ve had a lot of them lately. I’m not fishing for sympathy; I’m just allowing the stewing challenges I have going on inside my body and brain to see the light and be shared with people that I know care, including people that would likely read this blog. Sharing really […]
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I spend a great deal of time in my own head which isn’t always wise of course.I navigate my internal landscape to understand myself, the world, and the intricate relationship between the two (or is there really no separation?) Through this constant introspection, I’ve realized that my existence gravitates toward three primary pillars: Learning, Creating,
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Unpacking who I am has been a lifelong project. It can feel disorienting. I cycle through the stages of denial in seeming perpetuity. Things become crystal clear and then morph into a dystopian B-movie dream sequence. Depression? Anxiety? Fear? Self-doubt? Sure, maybe? Attachment to false permanence? I can’t tell if I secretly desire to become
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Another title that just flowed effortlessly out of me. Channeling? Seeing without looking? The same repackaged message as always? Just another way of saying be present, or live in the Now, or there is only Now? Yes, of course, with the caveat that words are only the map and not the territory. All my models
I’ve been thinking about this post for quite a while. It seems more relevant every day. It seems more obvious, more vital, more impossible, more simple as well! There is no try, do or do not. The world is becoming more depersonalized, more digital, more tribal, more angry, more corporate, more artificial intelligence and less
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Walking across a really crowded Costco parking lot a few days ago I noticed someone smile at me. It was a real smile, a hopeful, kind, no-agenda smile. I instinctively blurted out “you have a great smile”. I’m prone to such things. She slowed down as if processing what I was saying. She replied “thank
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Over two hours to clean less than 150 ft2 of a wooden deck. But, boy did I learn a lot! I can always learn a lot if I just pay attention, if I am simply present and curious. It really doesn’t matter what the activity is and it really doesn’t even matter what the lessons
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Control is an illusion. Actually, everything is an illusion, but let’s not get ahead of ourselves. I’ve struggled with emotional regulation essentially for as long as I can remember. Somedays (like today) when I am really challenged I start down one of many unhealthy spirals. Sometimes I catch myself and sometimes not. Sometimes friends and
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This is a post about agency. It is also about determination and hope. It began life as an exploration on whether honesty is dead or not but I needed something much lighter and more hopeful today. At this moment I need to cry tears of joy and appreciation and not those of fear. I feel
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There is so much to learn. For a day, or really better yet a lifetime, just observe. Don’t judge, which will help prevent getting angry or feeling entitled or any of those other distracting things. Just observe. What makes me mad? How does my body feel when this or that happens or is said or
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