Opening up to welcome in the world
I consider privacy to be a favorite luxury. I currently enjoy a life of independence, a supporting role behind the scenes, a hermitage of clandestine study. I love this life. I love the attention I can give to reading, sleeping, meditating, writing, and walking my dog. I love the relationship I have cultivated with myself. And, I also want a life of love and healthy relationships. My desire for a vibrant relationship trumps my desire to have my home to myself, and so, I recently opened up...
Read MoreDeceiving 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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