We limit life with our mind-made expectations. We imagine we are seeing the road ahead, when most of the time we are only seeing the small portion illuminated by what we already know. The rest remains hidden, and there is true wisdom in that. If every turn were revealed in advance, there would be little […]
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Coming home has been its own kind of healing. Each day, my sweetie is a little stronger, a little steadier, and a little more himself. He is willing to accept help when he needs it and has already begun taking assisted walks around the backyard. This morning he made coffee, which sounds like such a
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By the next morning, we had a name for what was happening: a subdural hematoma, a collection of blood pressing against my sweetie’s brain. At 6am, the hospital called and told me I needed to come right away. Things had changed during the night, and what they had been monitoring had become an emergency. They
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For nearly three weeks, my sweetie had been dealing with gout. He was taking medication for it, and although it was helping one problem, it seemed to be creating others. He didn’t feel like himself. He was tired, uncomfortable, and frustrated by how long everything was lingering. To his credit, he listened to his body.
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Our planet is magnificent. This is the only place in the universe where you can savor the sweetness of a strawberry, feel warm sand beneath your feet, or stand beneath a sky slowly turning gold as the sun disappears beyond the horizon. It is here that we explore the flavors, textures, pleasures, sorrows, and astonishing
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From time to time, we face challenges that allow the ego to slip in and momentarily take over our state of consciousness. We may experience this as anxiety, fear, confusion, stress, or simply the sense that we’ve become off-balance. Part of the human experience—which is ultimately an ever-expanding experience of the Divine—is learning how to
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The ego is constantly searching for the next thing, expertly keeping the promise of fulfilled desire somewhere in the future. So how do we walk the paradox between creating and being? It begins with seeing this moment as enough, because it is deeply layered with the dreams of yesterday. Every step you have taken, every
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Everything in life is practice. We feel drawn to repeat certain patterns and behaviors—some helpful, some harmful—and throughout the course of a life, we become quite proficient. Most of us are remarkably disciplined. The question is whether we’re practicing what we actually wish to become. This is where intentionality becomes extraordinarily helpful. Notice where your
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Many people reach a point in their experience when they release their attachment to a particular outcome. Energetically, this can transform a situation. Yet there is a world of difference between apathy and surrender. When the ego becomes fixed upon a particular desire, the energy of attachment can make that outcome seem to dance just
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The ego often speaks as the negative voice within — the one that repeats fear, rehearses old wounds, and turns a passing concern into a full broadcast. It is like having a twenty-four-hour crisis channel running in the background, reporting every passing worry as breaking news. After enough repetition, the body begins to believe there
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