I’m Still Caught Off Guard on April 6 by Cynthia May 22, 2016 Thursday Truc Bach Hopper Koffee Yesterday was incredibly powerful in the most subtle of ways. It challenged all my notions of loyalty, relationship, experience… All my beliefs about what it means to have a son who died at 29 and how I am supposed to live with that… I’ve been working on it for a long time now, since 2003, and it has...
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How you do Anything is How you do Everything by Rebekah May 5, 2016 I recently spent a Sunday morning working in a friend’s garden and learned a lot about myself (and how I do life) in the process: I’m afraid of gardening. I know it sounds weird, or silly, or trivial, but it feels true. When I walk towards a garden bed, I feel trepidation. It’s the unknown. I couldn’t (and still struggle to) tell a common weed from a budding...
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Lesson in Receptivity: Learning to Lead with Trust by Mara April 18, 2016 I’m currently surrendering to *trusting the process* FIRST. Historically, trusting has been a last resort for me. Oh hey, well, I’ve exhausted all of my active states of figuring it out, asserting my will, forcing it, tantruming, victiming etc etc etc SO I GUESS I’LL JUST TRUST THE PROCESS NOW. I recently had the flu. 103 degree fever – could...
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Do You Adore Yourself? by Courtney April 9, 2016 The eccentric man who sat before me crossed his legs and reclined further in the metal folding chair, arms stretched out over the back of it, creating the illusion of comfort. His eyes peered into me with the help of eyeglasses that made perfect circles around his eyes. He cocked his head to the side and proceeded to ask me, “Do you adore yourself?” I wish I could give you more of the...
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Just Unceremoniously Come Back To It by Rebekah March 9, 2016 I love my daily breathing/meditation practice. I love writing in my journal. I love cooking myself healthy food. I love sitting in my favorite chair with a steaming hot cup of tea. I love diving into a good book that is nearly impossible to put down. I love practicing yoga, and walking in nature, and lazy Sunday mornings spent lounging in bed. I love the feeling of having a...
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