Universal mala interstitial ether cells strung together breath by breath curling through helix uniting combining coalescing entwining Vein-like Mapping the flow Chi igniting cells dividing weaving changing into ever the same but never the same Always new always different. Always and forever unique but common Emptiness is realizing that your cells your space between the…
June 5 – MyPoWriMo: Failure happens.
Failure is: stasis. Failure is seeing the elephant in the room and not shooing it out before it has the chance to poo all over the rug. Failure is forgetting who you are in favor of living for another. Failure is seeing the mess and not picking it up for whatever reasons. Failure is, not…
June 4 – My Poetry Writing Month
Revamped this piece from a project I complete in 2013, called, 100 Words a social-task site, everyday you write 100 words, then when you finish that month’s “batch”, your collection gets published to the collective site. I’m grateful to see they have recently relaunched, and I’d love to do another batch there, after this month…
June 2 – MyPoWriMo: Birthday Haiku
#MyPoWriMo* Day 2: According to #9 in The Writer’s Greenhouse’s NaPoWriMo: 15 tips for writing a poem a day: It’s fine to write a quickie. There are fewer writing excercises that more quick, but still pack a punch than Haiku. Therefore, on my birthday, I give myself a present in this birthday month – poem…
#MyPoWriMo – MY POetry WRIting MOnth
A few weeks ago I decided to spend my birth month (June) kicking my butt back into writing shape by writing a poem a day, for the whole month. Numero uno. June 1, 2023 -MyPoWriMo Letting the daze go by Into the blue Songs on the radio still sway my soul On this eave of…
The Lazy Person’s Guide to Saving the World
The United Nations is a renowned champion of global sustainability, committed to ensuring a brighter future for all. In this effort, the organization has created a webpage affectionately dubbed “The Lazy Person’s Guide to Saving the World,” offering a one-stop destination for anyone seeking to make a positive impact. The webpage is centered around the…
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Internal Family Systems and Medicine Buddha. I had my first IFS (Internal Family Systems) therapy today with my BFF Tamara Lebak. She’s been at me for a while to try it, and this is the first opportunity she and I have had to sit and do something more than focused, and intentional than just our…
Pause, then pivot
So much can change in an instant. I think many of us recognize of taking a pause to reflect on life’s grand spectacle, or when met with a challenge, or stressor. Stop for a moment (see what I did there?), and think about the value of the breath- Mindfulness, is not just about sitting.It’s about bringing your…
We made it.
Here we are folks. One month to the day; pushing 4k miles; the tally has not yet been rung on the number of hotels; one dumpy air b-n-b in Poughkeepsie; and um-thirteen states? Frankly, it was, exhausting. Exhilarating. Enraging. Enlightening. But ya gotta push those boundaries to grow.
Living out of my car . . .
. . . I’m not. But I am spending a lot of time in it as we look for a place to call home. We will find one, please don’t feel sorry for me, it’s frustrating and difficult, but we are just in between. What I would like you to do, is take that flash…