Trees resonate with humans on a primal level. For reasons both evolutionary and mythic, our lives are interwoven with theirs. The trees may have informed our first alphabets. The energy of a tree feels calming and vibrant, and lends beauty to any vista. As a tree lover myself, I appreciated Rachael on the Natural...
Read more →Throughout my years of spiritual work, regardless of the path I’ve walked, I’ve been surrounded by people who do ancestor work as part of their practice. One friend had a gorgeous altar full of candles and sepia photographs, and she had a story for each one. Another friend displayed a piece of her great-grandmother’s...
Read more →It’s good that I’ve gotten over the obsessive parts of needing a clean house. Tying my mental health into my surroundings wasn’t good because I can’t fully control my environment, and trying to do so made me resent all the beings I live with. I can’t live sanely if a messy kitchen hurts my...
Read more →I’m a person who notices. Some of my perceptiveness may come from those years I spent as an isolated nerdy kid. Some of it may come from my nervous system; I identify as a highly sensitive person. Or perhaps it comes from my degree in communications or my years on the meditation cushion. Regardless,...
Read more →Buddhism teaches that our being is limitless and thus can never be lost, tapped out or diminished. These days I try to act as though my resources of time and attention are infinite, too. I want to be like a river, flowing with fresh, clear, sweet water even for those I dislike. (One of...
Read more →Post-initiation, we become more ourselves. Our container becomes larger, but sometimes we fill it with the same old things. This is why one is advised to get oneself together beforehand. It’s better to clear up complexes and establish good habits while we can, because everything changes after the baby comes. Since my daughter’s birth,...
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