To move toward fully living

I would love to live like a river flows, carried by the surprise of its own unfolding.”

I suppose what I’m trying to offer here, both to myself and to you, is this:

Permission to trust what is happening when you can’t seem to find the words.

Permission to take off your meaning-making hat and simply soften into the moment.

Permission to let what you lo... See more

For me, harmonizing with the trouble is not to find perfect synchronicity or balance, but to move and be moved into a trans-contextual dance of aliveness . It is to become sensually intimate with the push and pull, the tension and release, the agony of death and the joy of living that exists in each moment – with each in-breath and out-breath. As N... See more

The essence of life is that it’s challenging. Sometimes it is sweet, and sometimes it is bitter. Sometimes your body tenses, and sometimes it relaxes or opens. Sometimes you have a headache, and sometimes you feel 100 percent healthy. From an awakened perspective, trying to tie up all the loose ends and finally get it together is death, because it ... See more

So how do you feel your way towards a deeper, more secure connection with yourself and the world? You occupy the present moment and allow yourself to be who you are. You walk outside and let the air, the birds, the trees show you how to be a simple animal in the world. You walk down a city block and practice compassion for the people around you. Yo... See more