As a sensitive soul with a compassionate heart, I’m guessing you have been following the trail of fires occurring over these past months… beginning very early (fire-season-wise) in Canada and then, most recently, with the absolute devastation wrecked in Lahaina, on the Hawaiian island of Maui. I’m guessing as well that your sensitive soul and […]
The Risks Of Fundamentalism
I am freshly returned from my vision fast/quest where I was so beautifully held by the seen and unseen in the mountains of Eastern Montana, traditional lands of the Kalispel and Schitsu’umsh people. Today, still feeling quite incapable of forming full sentences, I am here to offer you a conversation facilitated early last month by […]
7 Approaches That Work To Dismantle Fundamentalism
As you may recall, I think of fundamentalism as a pattern of beliefs, sensations in the body, and behaviors that are characterized by a stark black/white view of the world, judgment (of self/others), and rigidity. Further, fundamentalism is a pattern at play everywhere in the world around us; it isn’t limited to religion/s. Today, I’m […]
Peace-Fear-Peace-Fear-Peace…
Just a couple short weeks ago, day after day slid by, each similar to the other in predictable ways. Now, every day brings unexpected changes and increased uncertainty. Today, I’m not going to spend time recounting all of the potential impacts of living during a global pandemic. Rather, I want to speak to more of […]
When Feeling Your Feelings Doesn’t Work
I’ve spent 20 years learning to be present in my body and feel my feelings – to not run from them, to not repress them, to not deny them. Also: refining skills that allow me to not become overwhelmed by the feelings and/or act out from them in ways that are harmful to myself or […]