Category Archives: Personal and Spiritual

Are you a Shambhala Warrior?

I can’t say I’m familiar with this term, but regardless, the message of this post is really sticking with me. I have done a fair bit of studying on Jungian archetypes – Warrior, Magician, King, and Lover. For those of … Continue reading

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How do we *live* together

I suppose I don’t think about “building community” as much as I think about “creating a better experience” for myself, my loved ones, and those I don’t even know. What I find about our modern world with all its hustle … Continue reading

| Posted in Household, Personal and Spiritual

Guide the Momentum

Do you really want to start anew?  It’s not possible.  Too much has been done and learned and that’s a good thing. You want to start with the active energy you already have.  It’s there and it’s working, it’s wanting … Continue reading

| Posted in Culture and Civilization, Local community, business, government, Personal and Spiritual

The Battle Between Fear and Trust

The first title of this article was The Battle Between Fear and Love.  I sat with it for about 1 minute before even typing any words.  It didn’t feel right.  Love isn’t the emotion I feel when battling fear.  The … Continue reading

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the open gate

I wonder if all the world’s people have felt the profound beauty that I have I wonder if we’re all capable of it or whether it’s some special power I’ve been granted I wonder if I can help others feel … Continue reading

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Knowing what you don’t do

It is a gift to figure out what you do and to do it well. With this comes momentum. Then comes the momentum killer – the task/project that lands on your plate and it’s just not what you do. It … Continue reading

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The power of singular thoughts

One powerful factor preventing us from communicating our ideas more often is the perceived pressure to capture and communicate a “true” statement.  Afterall, once an idea is exposed it can be reacted to (and thus boo’ed by either everyone else … Continue reading

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The Currency of Deep Connections

For several years now I’ve found it strange that I’m not compelled to make loads of money.  In this society, I should be programmed for it.  I came from a good middle-class family and went to a leading university where … Continue reading

| Posted in Culture and Civilization, Personal and Spiritual

Awareness, Support, Direct Action

There are three levels of involvement you can have with any issue, project, topic, problem, opportunity, business, etc.  Hopefully next time an opportunity comes your way, this little template will help you consider at which level you want to get … Continue reading

| Posted in Personal and Spiritual, Work

Velvet Fold

The fold beckons yet I cling to its outer edge My feet dangling below shuffling to get a hold Grasping to what is known desperately To let go of all this and slip into the darkness of the fold What … Continue reading

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