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Jul
09
Relearning to see with fresh eyes

Relearning to see with fresh eyes

On freedom as a practice of unlearning what we think we need to know
6 min read
Jul
03
On finding our way with words

On finding our way with words

A personal encounter & an invitation to join me for a new weekly writing group
5 min read
Jun
18
Don't hold back: On the pleasure of doing as we please, and caring less for judgement

Don't hold back: On the pleasure of doing as we please, and caring less for judgement

Life lessons on not playing small via the KLF, David Bowie, Lao Tzu and Zen
10 min read
Jun
12
Show yourself

Show yourself

On coming out of hiding, working through the fog of the mind, and opening to love
11 min read
May
23
Why worry? The trap of overthinking and the simply frustrating easy way that makes it hard to stop

Why worry? The trap of overthinking and the simply frustrating easy way that makes it hard to stop

Complex isn't always clever, reason doesn't always make sense. What helps is letting go.
6 min read
May
16
What blocks your flow, what sets you free?

What blocks your flow, what sets you free?

We all get stuck sometimes, that’s the nature of life. As is the nature of our mind to set us free. We suffer, we learn, we grow, we change. And so on.
6 min read
Apr
28
Confessional writing: The plain and simple awkwardness of digging deep

Confessional writing: The plain and simple awkwardness of digging deep

What’s your book about? What are you working on? What do you write about? What do you do? For
5 min read
Apr
14
The bardo between empty and full

The bardo between empty and full

What do we do in the space between one thing and the next, between meals, between gaps in the diary,
5 min read
Mar
28
Fasting, feeling: Restraint as a practice of love and interconnection

Fasting, feeling: Restraint as a practice of love and interconnection

On Ramadan, the Dharma and me
6 min read
Mar
10
Why write? Who cares?

Why write? Who cares?

I bought a physical dictionary. It slows me down, makes me pause, alerts me to looking beyond the screen and
6 min read