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HOW We Believe Trumps what We Believe: I’d Rather Be Wrong and Kind than Correct and Jerky

Posted on December 1, 2018 by thekermit74

My wife and I had the most unexpected, eye-opening, and wonderful conversation with a wine tasting room manager the other day. As wine club members, we visit this spot pretty frequently, so knew the lady by name. This time, at finding out I teach yoga she lit up and started sharing her spiritual journey with us. … Continue reading HOW We Believe Trumps what We Believe: I’d Rather Be Wrong and Kind than Correct and Jerky

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Sometimes Words are Dumb: The Importance of Moving Beyond Labels

Posted on August 12, 2018August 11, 2018 by thekermit74

In class the other day my yoga teacher said something about moving beyond labels. This struck an “AHA” chord in my soul as I realized while words are necessary, they can also limit, divide, hinder, and minimize because we often think labels define a person, place, or thing. Instead of naming, separating, and fighting as Republican … Continue reading Sometimes Words are Dumb: The Importance of Moving Beyond Labels

Posted in UncategorizedTagged Being, bliss, Bliss Army, Blissology, Community, Division, Humanity, Jesus, Labels, love, No separation, oneness, Separation, Together, Togetherness, UnityLeave a comment

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Before teaching my class yesterday morning, I glanced at how many people had come to yoga the night before. To make a long story short, my class of one PAILED in comparison to the 18. Immediately, I "saw" thought bubbles of doubts, questioning, and fear arise. "Are my classes too hard?" "Am I a bad teacher?" "Is it because I'm a guy yoga teacher?" "What am I doing wrong?" And so on. The thing is, playing the comparison game will kill your soul. What's more, life isn't a game wherein we need to get the most or be the best. LIFE IS LOVE, and Love is about connection, care, and transformation. My singular student had a delightful time and was super grateful for the class. And it gets WAY better! My second class also only had one student, who I'd never met before ... We connected and shared at such a deep level that we ended class 30 minutes late!!! I teared up more than once, as we talked about some pretty tender and profound things. She told me my Light and vibes were so bright and high, she could literally feel a shift in her spirit. She said it's a pretty amazing and rare thing to experience an energetic change for the better. What an incredible gift and experience! While comparing and competing is stressful and anxiety inducing, connecting and celebrating is easy and fun. What a beautiful reminder of this yesterday was! I hope you have an AMAZING day! #love #connect #celebrate #life #share #care #transformation #kindness #yoga #upwardspiral #magicman #blissarmy #bliss #blissology #whitelotusyoga2018

Is it just me, or isn't it ironic that while eating junk food, fast food, processed food, etc. is quite cheap, eating healthy and organic food is pretty dang costly? Not only that, but it's WAY quicker and easier to eat unhealthy food. Rant aside, I mention this because our most consistent source of nourishment is both free and generally underutilized ... breath. Not only does our breath give us rocket fuel in the form of oxygen, but slowing, expanding, and tasting our inhales and exhales takes our body-minds into a state of calm and brings more present into the magic of this moment. Truly, the more we savor our breathes like a delicious meal, the sweeter our lives become. Try it out! #breath #breathe #love #calm #peace #chill #present #presence #nourish #nourishment #magicman #yoga #upwardspiral #blissarmy #blissology #kitsaphotyoga

As we've been enjoying a fun flurry of snow storms, Lisa and I noted the calming affect snow has on everything. It's like a massive collective "HA", which fills your heart with a sense that all is well and all will be well. Not long after that, a friend came to our door with his kids and asked, "do you want to build a snowman?", because the white powdery stuff also brings out our childlike gladness. Our native tongue is Love, and it seems to me snow is like a drug from nature that whiteouts the stresses and strains of life to return us to the peace and joy we're born with and intended for. The glorious thing is we don't need a snow shower to reset our mental operating systems to amazing, though. Savoring a few deep breaths and sighing out our worries brings us greater wellbeing. Choosing to smile, laugh, and hug electrifies our beings with bliss. It's that simple. With that in mind, today I invite us to heed a snow storm's life lesson: Literally breath in peace, exhale stress, and choose childlike gladness. #love #snow #snowstorm #peace #joy #bliss #gladness #wholeness #well #wellness #wellbeing #breath #breathe #smile #laugh #hug #upwardspiral #yoga #magicman #blissarmy #blissology #whitelotusyoga2018

Leaving can be hard. For years, not only did I faithfully attend a local church, I was on the leadership team and became close with the other team members. Then, after a good deal of inner wrestling and conversations, it became clear it was time to leave the church. While I loved the people, the situation wasn’t a good fit. The thing is, in the nearly two years since I left, not once have these friends tried to get together with me, asked how I was doing, or even texted to say “hi”. When Lisa and I had our big wedding in September 2017 we invited my friends … yet none came! On the rare occasion when I think about this, it pisses me off. I don’t share this to bash the church or the people (I love both), but to note how shoving my feelings down and going to anger, when sadness is more applicable, are very “masculine” things to do. It seems to me the path to health, wholeness, and fullness for me, and I’d venture to say most everyone else, is for men to be more feminine and women more masculine. I’d be honored if you checked my blog out below to see what I mean by this, and please let me know what you think! :) https://gracenpeaceyoga.com/2019/02/10/fierce-softness/ #love #fullyalive #alive #life #fulllife #men #women #masculine #feminine #emotions #feelings #tenderness #strength #courage #jesus #fiercesoftness #magicman #upwardspiral #blissology #blissarmy

Fortunately this morning I had our fiercely courageous dog, Biscuits, to plow a path through the snow for me on our walk!

I can’t remember why, but the other day it occurred to me: What if prayer is more a way of being than something we do? Later, I was listening to an interview of Mary Oliver, what a gift she was and is, and when Krista Tippett had her read a few poems, the following lines sang to me like a choir of angels: I don’t know exactly what a prayer is. I do know how to pay attention, how to fall down Into the grass, how to kneel in the grass, YES! I thought. She’s 100% describing the type of prayer that will electrify a life. My brief blog below is a few reflections on this topic that I invite you to check out, respond to, and share. Thanks! https://gracenpeaceyoga.com/2019/02/08/what-if-prayer-is-more-a-way-of-being-than-something-we-do/ #love #prayer #presence #awareness #connection #being #seeing #feeling #smelling #attention #flow #maryoliver #life #bliss #joy #peace #nature #upewardspiral #blissarmy #blissology #gratitude #god

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