Like most people, we often feel like we are juggling way too many things in our life. Although we try to simplify, make choices, edit out the unnecessary, we have not yet mastered the equilibrium of just enough. How startling then to find A Poem for Someone Who is Juggling Her Life and its affirmation of a very counter-intuitive option…
Read MoreThings You Can Control, with Caveats + Brian Eno
There is SO much beyond our control these days, that is was a relief to a list of things we CAN control. Then we thought about the idea of trying to control things, which can tighten things up too much, add stress and an impossible ideal. Musician Brian Eno’s words inspired a better way to view it.
Read More6000 Matches Burning: A Personal Virtual Fire Ritual
(Video link here.) When we saw this 6000 match chain reaction, we immediately flashed on the practice we’ve done a number of times: writing down something we’d like to be done with —say, a behavior, pattern, a grudge or the emotional charge around past hurts or difficulties — and then setting it afire until it…
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