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
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
In my journey of personal growth and development Iâve found perhaps the most important movement toward transformation/enlightenment/salvation is awareness. Becoming truly aware, with âeyes wide openâ, of the past trauma(s) trapping us, the cultural messages enslaving us, our internal narratives keeping us stuck, and so on, is crucial because more often than not we simply … Continue reading How the Way We âApproachâ Death is Killing Us: Letâs Talk About Death Part 1
Grace and Peace Yoga 