Staying Tuned

Staying Tuned

by | Dec 20, 2023 | Clearing, Practice

How do we stay spiritually tuned in a loud and noisy world? I used to wish that my viola would simply stay tuned. My friend Tina would play Concert A on her oboe (how did she do that?), and then the strings and woodwinds play and adjust to find that note, all at the...
Slipping Up

Slipping Up

by | Mar 16, 2023 | Blessings, Learning, Liberating

How do we turn what feels like a fumble into an upgrade? Reflecting on what happened and naming the learning, unlearning and relearning I got in the experience is worthwhile for me. Here are 3 lessons I’m working on and claiming. Perhaps they resonate with you...
Blue Fridge

Blue Fridge

by | Sep 22, 2022 | Growth, Learning, Perseverance

“I’m so happy!,” I told my friend over FaceTime after seeing the apartment. “It feels as though it was made just for me, and guess what? The appliances are blue!” Such an artsy-fartsy feature, right? A new blue fridge and matching stove...
Offering Requests

Offering Requests

by | Aug 10, 2022 | Liberating, Practice, Self-guiding Tools

Here in the Midwest, you might say we are known for indirect requests. “The knives are getting dull.” “I sure am getting thirsty.” “The kids need a baby-sitter.” Taken at face value, such examples do well to name the problem, but...
Morning Pages

Morning Pages

by | Feb 1, 2022 | Learning, Practice, Self-guiding Tools

I did the thing I said I’d never do. “No, I’m not going back to read all my morning pages!,” I’d say. But the next unspoken thought would be, “Well, maybe some day.” While I still can’t imagine reading all 121+...