Sep 20, 2020 | Expanding self-awareness, Self-improvement & psychedelics
Head in my hands, I was raw and broken. This wasn’t what I had imagined my life to be. I was alone, packing up my house, quivering with anxiety and overwhelm. Staring at a bookshelf filled with books that had supported me for years, I didn’t know which one to pick up... Sep 6, 2020 | Befriending sadness and grief, Contemplations, Overcoming self-doubt and fear
In the early 2000’s, I was working in the U.S., leading wilderness expeditions. The average trip was a month and I would do a lot of driving from mountains to rivers, depending on where I was working. It feels like a lifetime ago; cell phones were only used for making... Aug 30, 2020 | Expanding self-awareness, Featured Posts, Overcoming self-doubt and fear, Self-improvement & psychedelics
In 2005 I travelled to Nepal with a friend who was a Doctor of Acupuncture. She had had her own practice for almost two decades and had a rich body of knowledge. She wanted to travel to Katmandu to stay with a friend there, a Buddhist monk. She was going to practice... Aug 23, 2020 | Expanding self-awareness, Imagining a better world, Overcoming self-doubt and fear, Self-improvement & psychedelics
One of my biggest weaknesses has been my inability to say I am sorry. Even today, I am not professing to have mastered the art of apology, or of knowing when an apology is needed. The art of saying sorry shifts from situation to situation. Saying sorry isn’t an answer... Aug 16, 2020 | Expanding self-awareness, Joy & Contentment, Self-improvement & psychedelics
Does it seem a bit arrogant for me to claim I know the one thing that will bring more calm to your life? I think back to my days of waking up and going from zero to sixty in a matter of moments: getting breakfast made, making lunches, scrambling to get out the door on...