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Wisdom in everyday life

being alone

  • Lonely-ish, my way

    Is there such a thing as being lonely ish, I don’t mean just being alone? Is there such thing as being visible, yet wanting to be alone? When I stare out my eyes, it’s all loneliness I see. I am in my house, I am all alone, that’s lonely ish to me. But, would I… Read more

  • comfort zone

    We hear talk about our comfort zone all the time now. Look at the definition comfort zone noun a situation where one feels safe or at ease. “the trip is an attempt to take the students out of their comfort zone” a settled method of working that requires little effort and yields only barely acceptable… Read more

  • fit in, don’t speak, watch what you say, or…

    A marina in Zurich or a boat parking lot. All we see are different boats near each other, no one boat stands out. All of them are various examples of the word boat. I feel the same about car parking lots, a bunch of cars together no one car stands out. Just like a crowd… Read more

  • On the road again!

    I am traveling for the next 2 weeks. I am taking my book and CD to Europe and I get to teach in Prague. I am in a state of gratitude as I see life at work. Right now I am sitting in my hotel room in Paris gazing out my window. I am looking… Read more

  • The in-betweens

    This picture is a perfect representation of my today. I am in-between states, in-between moods, in-between worlds. In other words its the day right after a healing training I just completed. It’s that in-between time of making a huge leap from one state of being to the next state of becoming. Time to take that… Read more

  • The retreat is over, now back to life.

    Spiritual yoga retreats are a blessing to attend. It’s a way to replenish the well nourishing our souls as we gather together in community. Being Los Cabos was a great treat as the beauty of the rising sun was a spiritual lesson onto its self. Each day we meditated as the sun came up yet… Read more

  • Walking under trees

    I am in LA while work is being done on my house in Duluth. It is an understatement to say it has been hot. The kind of heat that makes everything hard and getting outside is a far away dream a very hot far away dream. It’s funny after all those years growing up in… Read more

  • Thoughts on returning home, or home?

    I have been back for over a week now from my trip to Paris. One of the prices I pay for traveling is the level of headaches and fatigue I deal with on my return, boo hoo, right? But through the fog of jet lag and migraines is the awareness of my resistance to being… Read more

  • traveling alone and dealing with fear

      There can be no doubt we are by nature fearful creatures. I figure it comes from being chased as prey, a deep-seated memory that frankly does us good for survival, and hurts us when spreading one wings to become a more well-rounded person. A person can be so filled with fear that traveling or… Read more

  • Traveling alone

      Summer has avoided Duluth this year and looking for any reason to travel, seeking summer seemed good enough. Of course for me Paris is always the answer so I checked the weather and sure enough they were having summer in Paris. Here I am again. City for lovers, my ass. City of beautiful people,… Read more