December 2011
26 posts
I quit playing with fire. Now I am the fire.
Here and Now
“We depend on nature not only for our physical survival. We also need nature to show us the way home, the way out of the prison of our minds. We got lost in doing, thinking, remembering, anticipating—- lost in a maze of complexity and a world of problems. We have forgotten what rocks, plants and animals still know. We have forgotten how to be—- to be still, to be ourselves, to be...
Taking Care
We must take care of ourselves. If we don’t, how will we ever take care of others?
Taking care is…
When we take the time to re-connect with ourselves, never hardening our hearts, replacing our fears with trust, nourishing and exercising our brains and bodies, listening to our intuition, staying authentic to who we are, grounding ourselves in the present, discovering our interior and exterior...
"Beat yourself up with a feather"
My roommate just said this to me in conversation. It stuck with me.
He didn’t say “Don’t beat yourself up.” He said, “Beat yourself up with a feather.”
It means reflect and examine yourself with kindness, with a gentle touch… not with anger or violence.
It’s ok to look at ourselves and see things we want to improve and change… But do it...
