Two natures or layers of being human, the creaturely and the divine. The creaturely coming to rest and dissolving or interweaving with the divine. The difficulties we experience, the longings in our heart are what alert us, and make make visible the very dimensions of our humanity to bring breath…
Continue reading →Depending on how we hold it, the word ‘practice’ can be imbued with much. Often it is with a feeling of “in order to…” What would it be to join this impulse of “to do something about it” with an expansively still heart?…
Continue reading →I am not what many would consider a "good" dancer, as my wife and daughter will readily attest. Yet there's something about dancing that has always called to me. Whether it was making music videos with my brothers as a child or finding myself drawn to…
Continue reading →Previously I wrote about the Being+Doing Dilemma. We feel as though we need to do and want to be. This is a closer look at how these two seemingly opposing forces can be reconciled. The expansive news: what allows for the alleviation of the tension can be brought to…
Continue reading →Contradictions, the way that we can be one way and then another way that are seemingly opposite to each other – all within the span of a single day or hour. My first example,…
Continue reading →Hello dear reader, A few words on the last two posts of poetry. A sentiment you have likely read before: we are inundated with information, ideas, and the like; evermore so with the advent of AI writing aids. I welcome all of it—and invite you to as well. The…
Continue reading →For the first 20+ years of my life, I approached my body the way one might approach a machine that needed optimization. I worked on it—lifting weights to build muscle, running to improve cardiovascular fitness, adjusting my diet to achieve certain outcomes. This mechanical approach served me well for…
Continue reading →What is it to relax into the seeming paradox of our need to participate and the insufficiency of our participation.…
Continue reading →Explore the Being+Doing dilemma and discover how to balance your inner self with external expectations. Embrace a journey of self-awareness and authenticity.…
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