Do you ever notice yourself thinking thoughts or continuing behaviours that you, at other moments, wish you didn’t? Perhaps we aren’t even aware of these behavioural/thought patterns, save for the clarity of insight at other times. I wonder. Why do I think those thoughts? Why do I keep doing that? Once my awareness kicks in, perhaps through an other expressing their truth to me, or maybe an emotion I feel within, something […]
A New Story of Sickness For several years now I have been witnessing a regular pattern within myself. With incredible consistency, I am experiencing a common cold run through my system, on average, every two months. Sometimes it would be three, rarely four, and on occasion within a single month I would be sick with a cold again. Each time this cycle repeated I would do everything I was supposed […]
Releasing Addiction Through Story I used to think I wanted to watch a movie at the end of the day. Now I realize what I truly desired was to share in story. Before the breakdown of community, people would gather together in the evening and give their creative gifts of food, song, dance, and story. We would know our neighbours through the giving of the day and the nourishing of […]
Transformation Through Self Honesty “We hardly ever realize that we can cut anything out of our lives, anytime, in the blink of an eye.” ― Carlos Castaneda I am continually amazed at how effective not trying has been as a driver for positive change in my life. The alternative, trying, has been my predominant tactic to instill habits that support a vibrant, energized, and balanced lifestyle. Absolutely there were […]