I dream of rituals long since passed To which we brought old photos or wrote our deepest fears. In some tiny blaze or gigantic bonfire we would burn these bits of tattered paper. I guess that we imagined this burning could make the pain disappear or the fear dissipate. Though this imagining seems perfectly normal, …
You think you are entering The void, But this is a life that is Full to the brim. You may not even need To pack a bag. Everything you need will Be there when you Arrive. You just need To open your eyes and Your heart to be able To see in a new way …
I have heartburn and what I mean by that is that my heart is breaking thinking of the relationships I have betrayed over the years (And continue to betray) with whatever level of intention or unintentionality I have brought to them I have heartburn and what I mean by that is that my heart is …
I’m unbelievably happy to have a guest post from one of my favorite blog writers: Kevin Jacoby. For more about KJ, read and click the links in his bio block at the end of this post. Picture yourself on a stage. The sun sets behind the hills as the sodium lights prepare to chase away …
I’ve been an advocate of adult play for many years. Since befriending Phil Porter, who co-founded InterPlay with Cynthia Winton-Henry, this advocacy took on new meaning for me. Today, I want to share a few resources that I think have potential for providing you with some of your daily requirements of play. I’ll suggest five easy …
If you’re still looking for a way to gleefully ground yourself in 2012, grab the idea put forward by Cynthia Winton-Henry and followed by Anita Bondi at our most recent new year PULSE event. Anita facilitated us in choosing a card from a deck of beautifully hand-drawn letters. I chose the letter “G”. It …
As I’ve started to become part of the blogosphere, I am reading more and more blogs. I especially like to read the blogs of creative people. Typically, I like to count myself among them. I find that as I’m writing, there’s a temptation to compose the post as if I have a lot to say …
I had a Twitter conversation recently that invited me to look at the ways that I could use creative outlets to constructively involve the energy from feelings. That’s a mouthful, huh? Feelings as the energy of the moment I think that feelings are e-motion or energy-in-motion. (I think I first heard this concept from my …
As much as we humans may fight it, right now – the present moment – is the only moment we have. It’s etched in the words of the philosophers and 12-step programs. “One day at a time.” My core artistry is music. And I’m often a perfectionist about it. The trick is that my voice …
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