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author notes on a new year.
There are two beginnings in my world. The first, based off of the solar calendar, comes on January 1st. The second, following the lunisolar calendar, comes after 12 lunar months. Sun-based. Moon-based. Two celestial bodies that rule this planet. This earth. I exist in the liminality between these two worlds – walking the divide. Belonging…
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Other People’s Relationships Are Not My Problem
Last night, my mom and dad got into one of their explosive arguments. I haven’t been a witness to one of these for a while, after moving out of the house. In the past, I would go downstairs and interject myself, like a mediator. This time, I managed to close the door and consciously remind…
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Lessons on Presence & Meditations on Death
I just recently re-read “Intimacy: Trusting Oneself and the Other” by Osho and enjoyed the reminders on cultivating intimacy and, in turn, presence in our daily lives. Let go of the past and future. The stories you tell yourself about the past and the future distract you from the present, where your most powerful choices…
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Winds of Change: Thoughts on Election Year and Maintaining Inner Peace
Today, the winds of change blow heavy upon us. Metaphorically and physically. It is a very windy Wednesday, with autumn leaves blowing everywhere, its debris decorating the streets, whirling into patterns and rushing into every direction. The political landscape, for many, feels like desert dunes, whose peaks are shifted by the climate. It is currently…
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Watching the Life-Dream Unfold: Mini Lessons in Rootedness
There’s something so beautiful about rooting in one space and watching my life unfold over time. Today, as I came home, did an “everything shower” and rearranged my artwork in my apartment, I felt an immense sense like everything is finally coming together. It’s much like any creative project. You start with a concept, work…
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Healing Isn’t Linear: The Process of ‘Doing the Inner Work’
Life, in this moment, is peaceful and quiet enough so that I can focus. And now that I’ve settled, I’m reaching this point of honesty and vulnerability with myself. I’ve been watching “Couples Therapy” on ShowTime and the themes within this show has brought up a lot of residual feelings and memories from my past…
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32 Lessons on Living by 32
On my birthday this year, I’d like to gift you with 32 lessons I’ve learned, now that I’m entering my 32nd rotation around the sun. In these moments of loving presence and nostalgic lucidity, I dive through the memories and experiences I have gone through in this first trimester of my human life to procure…
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A Prayer for Personal Power & Worthiness
What do I want to share today? It is not enough that I exist. But I believe it is our birthright to exist and feel as if we are safe, loved, held, nurtured, heard and seen. I believe that we’re meant to cultivate the fertile grounds and soils of our minds and hearts so that…
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Life Is The Picture We Paint
Each event in our lives is inherently neutral. As the artists of our own reality, we tend to color them in with our own beliefs. Change your thinking, change the picture.
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Musings on Implicit & Explicit Intimacy
Have you ever taken notice of your daily verbal and non-verbal communication? Are things expressed directly or do you need to search for the implied meaning? Here lies thoughts and expansion on implicit & explicit communication.
