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Category: Spirtuality

Coaching

Taking a Hot Second to do The Work

I’ve come to know Byron Katie’s The Work as a strategic identity cleanse, a chance to remove harmful beliefs with surgical precision. If you don’t have time or…

June 9, 2024April 7, 2025 · 3 min read

Mommess

Ten minutes in an eternal day

I wrote this post in April 2024, but didn’t publish it. It is a picture of the difficult ‘upside down’ frame of mind I lived in for months.…

June 7, 2024June 7, 2024 · 5 min read

Creativity

art, science and a metaphysical bullseye

My friend Alix, developed a metaphysical system* over a dozen years ago, that represents people in a simple, meaningful pattern in color. She spent several years researching, assigning,…

June 2, 2024November 8, 2024 · 4 min read

Body & Health

So, just how do you sleep at night?

One of these Master Class titles floated through my social media feed that says you should talk to yourself like a friend. Since I’ve been awakening to the…

April 5, 2024April 8, 2024 · 4 min read

Body & Health

hitting the speed limit

Tomorrow I turn 55, and I kind of love this age and all it represents. This birthday reminds me of my old restaurant days when I waited tables…

February 27, 2024February 28, 2024 · 5 min read

Mommess

Being Right vs. Judgement

In my Buddhism practice, there is a practice statement that has been gnawing away at me. It’s phrased so benignly, but the implications have been earth-shattering for me.…

February 11, 2024September 3, 2025 · 3 min read

Family

Personal transformation is the only miracle recognized as such by the Buddha

Stories from mine: When I feel raw and tired, I call my Aunt BahBah – the peace wrangler of the family. Her last name is Lamb, and sheep,…

February 4, 2024February 6, 2024 · 9 min read

when you come down to it, the only ground you stand on is the ground you stand on
Body & Health

Practice Notes – Jan 19

I’ve been taking Buddhism classes with Jungto Society, and I love them. The classes teach about the history, the philosophy, and the principles of Buddhism, but mostly they…

January 19, 2024January 19, 2024 · 2 min read

Mommess

A wake of awakening

This is how I used to envision a life well lived: that every day, a person could leave behind them ripples of enlightenment, that would wash into realization…

December 26, 2023April 13, 2024 · 9 min read

Family

unsolicited something for ya

on Vulnerablity, Shame, and Energy Exchange Dear Young Adult,  Last night you said that you felt I shamed you when I pointed out bad posture, or mimicked behaviors…

October 26, 2023February 11, 2024 · 7 min read

Body & Health

Shortcut to Autopilot

A few times in my life, I discovered a tool so powerful, that it’s use alone was enough to reach a goal. From about 15 on, all I’ve…

October 7, 2023October 26, 2023 · 4 min read

Body & Health

Dear Young Fury,

You are in the hospital, intubated after your 5th attempt, and I still have yet share this truth with you. I hope it helps you know yourself and…

September 6, 2023September 8, 2023 · 6 min read

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