What are you practicing in life? "Practice" is the process of working to improve a skill or behavior. What if life is a practiced act? What if everything you think, feel, and do in life is a practice? Take stock of your daily life and note the thoughts feelings, and behavior that you practice. You can then ask: Is what I am thinking, feeling, or doing right now something I want to get better at?
Read MoreWriting is my first act in the morning and often I start be setting my intent for the day. Occasionally, this effort turns into poetic divination that goes beyond my day and offers a way of being in the world. This piece was written on March 14, 2016...What if you rolled out a red carpet for your entry into the day?
Read MoreHow do you find freedom in a world you cannot control?The flight of birds always evokes a feeling of freedom in me. I love to imagine soaring on air, trusting wings and wind to lift and carry me, to have the grand view of life from above, and to move as I wish in all directions....What sets your imagination free?
Read MoreBringing myself into the present moment is one of the most profound practices in life and the start point for many writing sessions. This blog is about what I learned when I caught a pattern of beginning my writing with the phrase "settle into" the moment...
Read MoreAny life will include great moments and low points, grace and grief, pride and regrets. Most of us learn to package ourselves up neatly, hide our treasures as well as our traumas from others, and present the same face to the world we did the day before. Consequently, we cut ourselves off from large portions of our experience...Today's Question: How wide is your embrace for your own life?
Read MoreWord the World in a way that brings you to life and life to you!
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