Jul 6, 2022 | Meditation, Navigating Change
Just last week, I wrote, “I’m barely into animals and I rarely fall down rabbit holes of YouTube animal cuteness.” And I meant it. Until a couple of days ago, when I needed to simply duck out. I’d hit a wall and needed some respite. There’s always beauty in the world,...
Jun 9, 2022 | Meditation, Trauma, Values
(Note: This is part one of a multi-part series. Today, I’ll be noting my concerns about mindfulness meditation and clarifying what mindfulness is and is not. Stay tuned for parts two through four, all of which work fine at stand-alone reads.) I’ve been meditating for...
Jun 2, 2022 | Meditation, Navigating Change
“Everything will be ok in the end. And if it’s not ok. It’s not the end.”– John Lennon Change…it never stops throwing us curveballs and rattling our plans. And change is inherently imbued with uncertainty. We’re often told to embrace uncertainty or at least not...
May 25, 2022 | Community, Gratitude, Meditation, Navigating Change, Psychedelics
Over the years, I’ve attended so many meditation retreats, I’ve lost count. But I’ll never forget the one from which I just returned – the most moving and meaningful of my life. The fact that this was so impactful is striking. I spend a lot of time decrying the...