We Belong Since the moment of our conception, we’ve belonged.  Yet feeling a sense of belonging has been elusive. Most of us have experienced the nagging sensation of not quite fitting in. It [...]

Let your fire free you Living in a place where I am surrounded by active volcanoes means my explorations of fire are never far from the surface. The physical landscape can change here in a [...]

Ode to Francis: Love connects us all When he was a baby I started calling him my “sweet son,” and it is how I still think of him. Such an exquisite ball of fluff who grew into a luxurious, [...]

The Mother Lode of Triggers, Waves and Reclamation I’m exhausted today. I had a big night last night, and as I attempted to lay down for a nap just now I kept getting the message that I needed to [...]

Exploring Forgiveness The idea of forgiveness is one that has long eluded me. It sounded like a good idea, and I had no idea how it was done. I have not deeply understood it or chosen it when I [...]

Shifting Our Gaze I was out for a run in the jungle on the east side of the Big Island today, and I took a small detour to admire the ocean from the black sand cliffs. I stopped and sat for a [...]

Triggering an internal assault I have been thinking a lot about triggers recently. I know triggers well, I cringe at the idea of them because I know what a tumultuous and seemingly unconscious [...]

Big Bites In conversations with others, I often find myself talking about two opposite states. On one end, there is the feeling of potential realized, and on the other end is that feeling I often [...]

Maybe earth school is actually freedom school Years ago I read a series of books about near-death experiences and life-after-life, and several times I came across the concept of spirit school. It [...]

How I Became a Joy Factory We work so hard to create the lives we want that sometimes we don’t even notice when those lives have arrived. When I stop and notice that what I want is actually right [...]

The Secret to Conscious Creation Despite what a crazy, mixed-up world I found myself living in, I never let go of a deep internal knowing that more was possible. More space, more ease, more [...]

I had another big conversation this week with Dean Walker for his The Poetry of Predicament Podcast. We talked about the great pause that has suddenly descended upon us all on this planet. What [...]

Keep Listening Our world has been set up to reinforce external referencing at every turn. From our earliest moments, we are encouraged to look outside of ourselves for approval, validation, and [...]

Inspiration is the Antidote to Fear What a time to be alive. Each new day presents an unprecedented new reality, and each moment has the potential to either enliven or destabilize us. We are [...]

Those you who have been following my work for a while now may have noticed a recent shift in my writing as I recognize food as a profound metaphor for exploring uncharted internal waters. While [...]