Desire
"Let yourself be silently drawn by the stronger pull of what you really love." -Rumi What do you deeply and truly long for? Sink down below the surface of your wants, to the heart of your desire. Allow your longing to emerge from the depths of your being. Desire is...
The Reality Project: Pictures, beliefs, patterns, & stories
PICTURES Every experience you've ever had is recorded in the cells of your body and the neurocircuitry of your brain. When you feel the feelings and sensations that arise in your body, when you make room for them and let them flow, then the natural cycle of that...
Making Things Happen: The Power of Alignment
To bring anything into the world of form, to bring a creation down to earth from the realm of possibility and potential, requires a number of elements to come into harmony and resonance with each other. Three elements that are essential to all manifestation are:...
Unfold the miracle of your business
It's a windy morning, and a drift of leaves swirls and dances down from the arbutus tree in my garden. They lie strewn across the grass, where the deer tentatively nibble on them, then turn away in distaste. Fall will soon be here. And with its arrival, I will teach...
Pulse: Rhythm, timing, sequence
Yesterday, my friend Jen and I were talking about teaching - and about the delicate art of rhythm, timing, and sequence, which forms the beating pulse of deep learning. Back when I taught teacher-training programs, this trifecta of rhythm, timing and sequencing was...
Grumble Hook Guidance
You know that voice in your head? The one that groans and grumbles, squeals and squawks like an out-of-tune fiddle? The one that fills the balloon of your head with righteous indignation at the shocking behavior of so-and-so; the temerity, the unbelievable gall of...
What’s love got to do with it?
It's midsummer, and the weather here in the Pacific Northwest has been moody, unpredictable. In the grocery store, in the teller line-up at the bank, people shake their heads and say: "July!" Mournfully. Fog erases the contours of the land; melts sea and sky into a...
Careening around the curve
For the past few days, I've been stopped in my tracks by back spasms. They zing through my body - electrifyingly! --when I sit for longer than a few minutes, or turn to look over my shoulder, or bend forward even slightly. This makes brushing my teeth an adventure...
Give It Away: How to Get Your Heart’s Desire
What do you want? In your deepest heart, what is your true desire? All our striving stems from the same fundamental human desires: To be safe. To be provided for. To provide for the ones we love. To be free. To love and be loved. To be happy and healthy. To belong. To...
You Are A Miracle…
You are a miracle. When you walk down the road today, or stand up and move from your desk to your favorite chair When you put on your pajamas, take off your glasses, snuggle into your pillow, your softest quilt When you take a breath, or take your sweater to the...