The eightfold path might not be the most exciting piece I’ll write this year, but it is an important one if you’re going to understand my ongoing dharma stories. It’s also a continuation of Dukkha: why we are never satisfied so if you haven’t read that one already, go back Read more…
Reality check: We suffer, moment to moment, day to day. In big ways, in small ways, in ways we take for granted or don’t even notice. Our very existence seems to be ripe with contraction, resistance, and dissatisfaction. The Wise Heart It was suffering that drove me to pick up Read more…
One of the most difficult things to accept in this life is that we are completely responsible for what we feel. It may not seem like it, but if we look deeply into the nature of reality, we will see this truth. People around us engage in all kinds of Read more…
On May 16th, 2018, I ended the life of my most beloved friend. I don’t expect everyone to understand what a dog’s life, and death, could mean to me: loss is different for everyone, as is the way we love. Losing Bobo has been the most difficult, heart opening and Read more…
This is a blog post about self care and self love. But it is also a post about failure. It is about how I neglected a duty to take care of myself, ended up with an infection, and the crucial message that came out of the illness. I was in Read more…
In early September, shortly after I arrived in California, I visited my friend Melissa for 3 days in Santa Cruz. At the time, I was still practicing my long time habit of sitting in meditation for thirty minutes every day. After Melissa had taken her son Nash off to school, Read more…
Recently, after being hypnotised for the first time, I had one of those lightbulb moments about anxiety and depression and how to let them be. This awakening has helped me reach a new level of acceptance and allowing, and I just had to share that with you. It happened during Read more…
Two weekends ago I went to the Feather River Festival in Northern California. It is a two day event for the kayaking community that takes place in the deep river canyon of the North Fork Feather River. Every year, hundreds of boaters (as whitewater kayakers are known) flock in to Read more…
If you’d please excuse my questionable language, I want to talk about the biggest cock-blocker to success: self sabotage due to fear. There are various types of fear that hold us back. There is fear of failure, fear of success, fear of responsibility, or fear of the unknown. I’ve done Read more…
All my life, I’ve wanted something else. A new city. A different boyfriend. A better job. I’ve also lived a pretty epic life, and for most of it, I’ve been above average happy. When I look back into the past, I am often overwhelmed with nostalgia and gratitude for how Read more…
