Consciousness

The Messy Art of Navigating Transitions: Learning to Trust the In-Between

I have often wished that transitions came with a map. A well-marked trail, a clear set of instructions, perhaps a kindly guide with a lantern who knows the way and will guide me with ease and confidence from here to there. Instead, they arrive like unexpected houseguests—disruptive, inconvenient, and completely uninterested in whether I feel The Messy Art of Navigating Transitions: Learning to Trust the In-Between

The Alchemy of Hope and Hopelessness: Why Keep Showing Up for the Hard Work

In a world where the “right” thing often feels heavy and daunting, or even impossible at times, there’s a quiet, fierce question that many of us carry: “Why do we keep at it?” I’m talking about the hard work—the stuff that requires the commitment to keep showing up, even when it seems that hope is The Alchemy of Hope and Hopelessness: Why Keep Showing Up for the Hard Work

He? She? It?

Something has been bothering me for a long time, every time I would see or hear it. It would come and go away. At times, I would talk about it and mention my thoughts, usually within a context of a program I will be facilitating. Primarily during the Right Livelihood Quest, when we explore the He? She? It?