I have become curiouser and curiouser about stillness as service.
As an act of resistance to productivity, progress, success, and accomplishment.
The stories I have been indoctrinated with.
Amplified over my life----time.
Read MoreFeeling your way
as if texture and taste and scent
Were the listening body
that becomes you.
This elemental quality---our listening body---is so enormously related to who we were, who we are, and who we are becoming. It’s like the elephant in the room that many of us don't notice the sheen of.
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And my ongoing question is; “How do I/you/we move forward in exploring a question, or an idea, or most anything that might have a hardness or edge, even when our bodies may clench, shiver, retreat or get tight?”
We settled into a quiet presence after a brief check in, and I closed my eyes and dropped into my body.
Bringing my attention to the middle of myself.
Heart, throat, belly.
Feeling the sensations of snap and crackle---
Read MoreRather than get into the why’s, which have been examined by many experts--- let’s take a walk into the water, feet first.
All toes in, and then wade a bit.
No belly flops, no deep dives just yet.
A skimming of the surface to become familiar.
Read MoreI have a lot of curiosity about how language shapes our reality.
How and why language matters.
How words identify us.
And---
The word “work” is all over the place!
Read MoreSometimes it helps me create a new boundary.
Sometimes a circle of care, or a moment of tenderness.
AND
Often all it does is hold back the tide of reactions or the old patterns.
And that is enough!
Read MoreMy ears perked up.
My body did indeed lean in, towards him.
He shared how he often listens and responds and it’s not really where he wants to listen from. (me too)
My heart was thumping loudly with both curiosity and kindred feelings!
Read MoreWhat are the qualities of listening that help me feel loved? How are those qualities expressed by me?
What gets in the way of listening with care, presence and timelessness?
How could I bring more love into listening to myself?
What perspectives, or habits get in the way of listening with love?
Read MoreListening.
It's there in the womb.
In our interconnectivity to the heartbeat, the blood and body of our Mother.
It is awake even when our eyelids quiver and rest, sleepfulness rises.
Read MoreRituals. with a capital R!
I love them.
My working definition is:
Radical Intention To Unfurl Attentive Living!
Rituals have woven their way into my heart since childhood.
Read MoreI wanted to share with you some of the ways I celebrate regularly. As the traditional big holiday season rolls around, which can be full of joy and connection for some, and lonely and stressful for others, having a fresh plan and new idea's can be helpful!
Read More"Out beyond right-doing and wrong-doing there is a field, I'll meet you there."--Rumi
Not that I am there, in that field all the time, or even a lot.
Just that it feels important in my heart, mind, body and spirit.
The “field” being an essential ingredient for human healing.
Read MoreAre you wanting to feel more connected to yourself and the world?
Are you wanting to make conscious, purposeful changes that give you meaning beyond what, perhaps, you’ve been taught?
Listening as the wind swept through the knotty pines.
It’s prayerful sound reverberating to the tips of my toes.
Read MoreWhat if instead of, “How are you?”
We asked, “What makes your heart sing?”
What if we asked questions that gave us pause.
That brought a smile to the tips of our lips.
Read MoreWe created a series of guidebooks to dive into intimacy.
The fabric of it, like our other books, is to guide you on your own diverse journey, no planned destination. Possibilities abound!