Posts Tagged "ego"

The urgent need for Active Patience

Posted by on Jun 6, 2014 in Sustainability, Writing | 0 comments

The urgent need for Active Patience

I was offered the honor of a lifetime when Naropa University (where I received my Master’s degree) asked me to be the graduate speaker at my commencement in May 2014. I used this opportunity to speak about my deepest passions and yearnings. I talk about our role as humans on this planet, and the lessons that arise from the core of our beings when we let ourselves rest. I had a lot of fun crafting and delivering this gift, and I hope you enjoy receiving it as much as I enjoyed presenting...

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Never need for Apology

Posted by on Apr 14, 2014 in Wellness, Writing | 0 comments

Never need for Apology

I’ll admit a little secret: I’m not always perfect.  In fact, I’m rarely ever perfect.  Nor would I wish to be.  However, I do find a sense of integrity in vulnerability, in the flow state of learning in the present moment and being open to life. As a recent practice, I have been working with the notion of remorse.  Inspired by Marshall Rosenberg, who teaches remorse as an alternative path to apology, I have been practicing being with the feelings associated with grief, instead of jumping past...

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How to speak with heart

Posted by on Mar 24, 2014 in Wellness, Writing | 0 comments

How to speak with heart

“We cannot live only for ourselves. A thousand fibers connect us with our fellow-men; and along those fibers, as sympathetic threads, our actions run as causes, and they come back to us as effects” ~ Herman Melville Throughout my journey as an environmental leader, I’ve learned that communication is essential.  The words we say and the ways we interact contribute to our karma in ways that can harm, and ways that can heal.  The tools of empathetic attunement, resonance, and...

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Deceiving ourselves with our own masks

Posted by on Oct 2, 2013 in Wellness, Writing | 0 comments

Deceiving ourselves with our own masks

Owls, tigers, raccoons, monkeys, humans.  We all wear masks of some sort.  We could call these masks personality, identity, stories we tell of ourselves to ourselves, our social media profiles, our clothing, our jobs, our titles.  Masks are a tradition for tribal peoples, celebrations like Mardi Gras, and storytelling in theatre.  They are a way of coming to terms with death, a way of understanding our common stories, of expressing creativity and energy.  Masks are a way of escaping from our...

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Don’t Escape With Someone Else’s Goat

Posted by on Jun 29, 2013 in All Posts, Wellness | 0 comments

Don’t Escape With Someone Else’s Goat

What I love goats, and what I learned about relationships from goat behavior.

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