https://youtu.be/XO0pcWxcROI One of my favorite quotes from the movie The Matrix: Spoon boy: Do not try and bend the spoon. That's impossible. Instead... only try to realize the truth. Neo: What truth? Spoon boy: There is no spoon. Neo: There is no spoon? Spoon boy: Then you'll see, that it is not the spoon that bends,... Continue Reading →
Discarding the FIVE 1)self-hatred
Happy New Year! If you read the last post, you're ready to get down to the business of discarding the first five. I love discarding! Discarding is the new collecting. Or should be anyway. But that's a post of its own, so we won't go there today, but suffice it to say that letting go... Continue Reading →
Don’t take my word for it
Don't let anyone convince you of anything just because they say it's so. How does anyone know what's so for you? And if it does turn out to be so, how can they know it's the same so as the so that is for them? They can't! What is so for you will always be different than the so that is for someone else because we are each different. Am I saying that you... Continue Reading →
Counting On Spam
Got borders and boundaries? As hard as I've worked to instill these necessary behavioral guardrails, every so often I will be made aware that my practice of "waiting in the cupboard" has resurfaced. If this is one of your challenges as well, simply picture the blue can and remember: you’re NOBODY’S spam. Sometimes we just... Continue Reading →
Put it all together and: SALSA!
I love salsa! Homemade salsa rates right up there for me like chili does because it satisfies on so many levels. I have been known to put salsa on everything from my eggs to a dish of cottage cheese, sometimes grossing others out in the process. Fortunately, I am not a person offended by disgust over my... Continue Reading →
Connecting with your beast
As a lover of spiritual symbolism, it's no surprise that the movie Avatar is one of my favorites. Perhaps that's also because the movie is described as an "action adventure journey of self discovery" which happens to be an attitude about our lives in general that I aspire to encourage. And while we're expected to exist day-to-day in "reality"... Continue Reading →