I suppose I could have entitled this blog, “What to do ALL the time” but that sounds a bit too controlling so… let’s roll with it.
I have a friend who has gotten a very hard medical diagnosis. Several other friends shared this news with me. They’re shaken, sad, worried. But what can we do that might help? I say, as I always say, “I send them light and love.” But to many of you, that sound like some woowoo escape hatch and today, I want to take the time to explain what I mean by “light and love” and exactly why that can help. Continue reading “What to do in tough times?”
I’m leading a meditative painting experience this weekend. Preparation involves a lot more than gathering supplies… I was meditating on how to begin the class to help them feel free, have fun and touch on the deeper meaning of what we will do.
I encourage us each to find a way to pause and breathe. We need the break to turn away from the continual calling of the others, the needs, the world.
I love this bench. I see it on hikes on a regular basis and photograph it often. Somehow the images never show the energy I feel from this view. What comes out in the photos seems drab? What I see is much more curious and inviting.
I think it’s important for us to begin to embrace the idea that our energy footprint is large. When I use the word footprint, I’m using that same idea of a carbon footprint. The effect of our energy on this world is so much greater than we believe.
For me, the challenge is to embrace that we are spirit walking around in a meat suit.
So the message comes through that we can’t build a new world using the tools we used to build this current world as it’s proving to be flawed In incredibly important ways.