Avoidance is the best policy, right? đ While I spent much of my life ârunningâ from sadness, anger, fear, frustration, and the like, Iâve realized: Radical acceptance of the awkward stuff, not avoidance, is the path to flourishing. In many ways, the Lorde concert I just went to was a masterful artistic audiovisual illustration of this truth. Midway through the performance, … Continue reading Accepting Awkwardness Creates Awesomeness
Sometimes things are not as they look. Granted, many sunsets from our street are beautiful (like this one), thereâs also a lot going on "beneath the surface". Mud, dirt, pollution, predators, prey, death, and so on lie out of view. I point this out because, while the story isn't ours to share, mental health recently punched … Continue reading Putting the “Well” in Our Mental Wellness
I started doing a therapeutic, personal growth type program, and one of the first things it had us reflect and write on was: Tell the story about your deepest fear (with as much drama and flavor as possible). Partway through I realized, like an angel had brought me a brand-new revelation: OH MY GOSH! I … Continue reading From Fear to Freedom
What's one of your favorite words?  One I especially adore, and have a tat of, is "shalom".  While this Hebrew word is typically translated "peace", it also means wholeness, unity, and harmony.  It's basically shorthand for "everything as it should be".  Powerful stuff.  Along those lines, I recall in seminary talking about the collective shalom brought by … Continue reading Meditation on Becoming a Passer of Peace
On top of life's Ocean of Love there are lots of waves, and while we can't stop them, we can learn to surf; so let's get our wakeboards of bliss out and start paddling! I read a great story about this that I share in my short video blog below, so I hope you check … Continue reading Beautiful Living is Learning to Surf the Waves of Life
âBreath is the way IN.â This mantra from Eoin Finn, founder of Blissology and one of my yoga teachers, sums up a practice thatâs transformed my life, and very well could yours too: Mindful Breathing. Regularly pausing to breathe with intention is a gateway to all sorts of juicy awesomeness, infusing our minds with peace … Continue reading 7 Ways Mindful Breathing Will Wonderfully Change Your Life
Grace and Peace Yoga 