Best of Mommess
Seeing: a creative’s guide to the senses
philosophical practices in nature -|- the art of trusting your senses The idea to put together this series came this morning in the woods. Most days, I walk…
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Category: Spirtuality
Creativity
Body knowledge for the hopelessly articulate
What if your body was talking to you in myths and symbols? What if the myths you know, the dreams you have, the stories playing out in front…
Body & Health
Spirits of the Medicine Women
Last time I was up at the hospital getting a routine mammogram, the test happened “behind the veil.” The experience was like a dip into the world of…
Mommess
“non-specified spiritual experience “
And the origin of new beliefs: a head-on, common-sense take on cracking up “Non-specified spiritual experience” (NSSE) was the language my chiropractor used to describe what I’d been…
Best of Mommess
Tracking Freedom
Tracking is an ancient and natural art that brings the tracker physically into the pattern of nature, by materially connecting the seeker and the sought. When tracking has…
Coaching
always be moonlighting
I’ve had many jobs in my life. Usually two at once. Sometimes even three. It’s been helpful to always be moonlighting at all my jobs, because it offered…
Mommess
On citing self: academic v. experiential knowing
The greatest teachers of all time rarely cite others to enhance their lessons or prove their validity. Their knowledge comes from experience, and mostly inner experience at that.…
Mommess
Hemingway, quantum mechanics, and personal inquiry
I think it was Earnest Hemingway who said to write well, start with one true sentence. My true sentences come from my raw, emotional questions and experiences —…
Quotes
What you see is what you can free
Don’t get trapped in a prison of your own making. -W Leitzen
Creativity
Donut Holes & Superpowers:
probing the philosophy of nothingness in daily life How consciousness works, how it lives, dies, and transforms has been a preoccupation of mine since I was a girl…
Coaching
Idealism, burnout, and collaborative missions
I’ve needed to abruptly quit a few things in my life. And each time, my departures have left people confused. In general, I’m an upbeat worker, definitely a…
Mommess
The Upside Down of Spiritual Awakening
I used to think of spiritual awakening as a good thing: a sign that someone had accumulated enough spiritual merit to deserve to see behind the veil, and…