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Choosing Nourishment Over Waste: We are What We “Eat” on ALL Levels: Body, Mind, and Spirit

Posted on January 16, 2019January 16, 2019 by thekermit74

Five years ago my New Years Resolution was to become vegan, and I've never felt better in my body. It was a mindful choice I made to get my practices to better align with my beliefs. I share this because in my experience, the more mindful we become in our doings, the more vibrantly whole, happy, … Continue reading Choosing Nourishment Over Waste: We are What We “Eat” on ALL Levels: Body, Mind, and Spirit

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Giving Yourself Permission to be You

Posted on June 24, 2018June 22, 2018 by thekermit74

When my guy friends start talking about fixing cars, repairing appliances, remodeling or building stuff in the house/yard, or other typical “guy” stuff, it’s like they’re speaking Greek to me. Normal “manly” endeavors like this are so NOT my jam. When helping friends or family move I’ll regularly find myself feeling awkward or helpless when something … Continue reading Giving Yourself Permission to be You

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A concert where the bands sing about the big beauty of all things and love being all around us? With ridiculously powerful lyrics like this? Everyday we go to war again We assume we know so much more then them before we hear what they have to say Headline breaks and we start to hate again Calling them names again We give our peace away I hope they see it Cause I wanna see it I hope we believe it I wanna see the love All around you, all around you I wanna know, I wanna know that love Is all around you its all around You know I’m LOVING it!! Mad props to Gungor, The Brilliance, and Propaganda!

What rapper asks if you’ve ever looked at yourself in the mirror and not liked what you saw? Then reminds you passionately that you are beautiful, wonderfully made by the Creator? Propaganda!!! SO GOOD!

LIFE IS SHORT BUT SWEET FOR CERTAIN On our trip to Ireland I got to battle a demon. For a variety of reasons I won't bore you with, I'm a "tad" worried about becoming overweight and a "bit" focused staying fit. While we were in the land of leprechauns, we naturally ate and drank more than usual, while I worked out FAR less than my norm. This led to my inner demon raging in my head about how flabby I was becoming. Can you relate? Being a silly boy sometimes, I didn't share this struggle with my wife. As often happens, by not thinking to let Lisa in on the story of frustration in my head, I instead projected it onto her, which led to an emotional conversation about how we were missing each other and not seeing one another well. Fortunately, Lisa sharing her heart with me on what was going on for her early on allowed us to both better understand our life-partner and mend our hurts before they'd festered. Dave Matthews sings a beautiful line I think relates to this: "Life is short but sweet for certain". My demon and the wonderful, open-hearted and restorative conversation Lisa and I had reminds me don't waste time, share, apologize, hold hands, hug, say "I love you", and do the things that matter now because life is short but sweet for certain! #love #life #hug #holdhands #apologize #share #vulnerable #kindness #relationship #yoga #bliss #upwardspiral #magicman #blissarmy #blissology #dmb #davematthews #davematthewsband #kitsaphotyoga #whitelotusyoga2018 #ireland

GOOD GRIEF & THE IMPORTANCE OF FULLY FEELING Saturday morning I glanced at one of my favorite author's blog page to discover she's been put into a medically induced coma. For reasons still unknown, she began having continuous seizures, so the coma is to prevent further damage from the seizures. Tears flooded my eyes as I imagined what her husband, two young children, and family must be going through. While it would have been easy to quickly brush this sorrow aside, choosing to feel it fully and letting the grief wash through me felt like the most alive thing I could do. A couple hours later, as we lay in savasana at the end of yoga, it occurred to me that day was the 10th anniversary of my second ex-wife's and my wedding. At the time I'd just been released from 4 months of inpatient rehab following the hiking accident that nearly (and should have) killed me. While our wedding was planned for July 4th, we didn't want to wait, so planned a surprise wedding with our friends in Tucson. Our agreement was not to tell anyone until the next day ... but when my daughter called from Washington after our nuptials, in my happiness I excitedly told her we'd gotten married. My memory and experience of what followed was an angry shaming of me in front of our friends for spilling the beans. As I lay in the Corpse Pose, I realized I'd never allowed myself to fully feel, and therefore properly process this deep hurt and sadness. So, in that moment I did. I dove headfirst into the ocean of this good grief, and emerged more healed, whole, and alive than before. What's been your experience with fully feeling things vs. not? #feels #grief #emotions #feelfully #fullhearted #heart #goodgrief #alive #human #fullyalive #yoga #magicman #blissarmy #blissology #whitelotusyoga2018 #kitsaphotyoga #ireland

LOVE = SHIFTING FROM "ME" TO "WE" Over Easter weekend, my wife and I got to attend Olya's Nectar Flow yoga practice, a delicious class we adore. Toward the end she had us stretch our shoulders with our arms overhead in a Y and a strap pulled taut between our hands. Being who I am, this reminded me of Jesus hanging and dying on the cross. This powerful act of selfless service and expression of what Big Love does changed and continues to transform the world. On a related note, on Easter we went to two family parties, which meant we had a good amount of food to prepare to bring with us that morning. But, my wife Lisa, being the kindest and most caring person I've ever met, and knowing since we'd just returned from a vacation in Ireland I was really craving a long run, joyfully insisted I go move my muscles while she prepped our dishes. We were both happier for it because selfless service both enlivens the recipients and invigorates the giver. In a big, brutal, and beautiful way, on the cross Jesus showed us Love is the most powerful force in the universe, able even to defeat death! Giving ourselves for the thriving and flourishing of others, like Lisa did, is the energy of Love, which I believe is the Flow of reality. A different way to say this is Love is shifting from "me" to "we". In short, the more we change our thinking, being, and doing from me-focused to we-centered, the more amazing we become! With this in mind, today I invite us to practice changing our consciousness from "me" to "WE" in whatever simple ways make sense. #love #jesus #christ #easter #selfless #service #selflessservice #kindness #enliven #thrive #flourish #we #community #yoga #meditation #magicman #upwardspiral #blissarmy #blissology #whitelotusyoga2018 #kitsaphotyoga

I’m ridiculously proud of what a beautiful heart and sweet spirit Lara has! Her kindness is shining especially bright for Earth Day, as she rocked an outfit with handmade stickers to encourage creation care (with a Blissology T-shirt 🙂 WOW!💗🌈 #blissarmy #blissology

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