“The night will give you a horizon further than you can see.” David Whyte As our hemisphere tilts a little more deeply into darkness, let’s honor its wisdom. Mythic personalities lead the conscious way~ Innana sheds her armor and jewelry, Theseus takes Ariadne’s...
This is a bottom-line tool in problem-solving. A Reframe is simply finding another way to see a situation. Often it simply involves changing your language. For example, Buttercup says, I can’t go to that party. I’m too tired and there will be annoying people...
Prepare yourself first. Just KNOW there’s going to be decadent food. Drink plenty of water and avoid an empty stomach. Counterintuitive? Would you rather devour a platter of cookies? When you arrive, take a few moments to admire the spread. A lot of work goes...
I held my first solo retreat this weekend at the Haven. I figured I could do it, and I had the Supreme Back-up of Darcy preparing meals. Still. I felt the responsibility of bringing the participants deep value. Friday Night With a Plan went well. Then I realized I...
We often say, “Just follow your intuition!” like that’s something easy or obvious. Maybe we recognize the feeling/intuition/hunch/whatever, and then heeding it is another thing. To work with this, let’s make it a conscious practice. First,...
“So, are you busy?” is the social sleepwalking question of the current milieu. We’re all ‘busy’ with Something, so let’s agree to drop the question. Let’s also agree to drop the badge of honor: “Oh, he/she is So...
