Wild Medicine

Hey you, guess what? I did something pretty radical this past year for an introvert like me, one who likes the comfort, cushiness, and predictably controllable environment of my sweet home base. What I did was I left the house, regularly, and went for long hikes in the beautiful nature of Colorado. This was not something I ever liked to …

Remembering

I wrote the poem below more than a decade ago. Ah, to look back on what life was like then. I was attending my first ever growth-oriented event, what was then Integral Institute’s Integral Transformative Practice (ITP) Seminar, and what eventually evolved, with the help of many good souls (including me), into Integral Life Practice (ILP). It was held in the …

What is Truly Good Beauty?

Well, it’s ultimately up to you to decide what that is for you…BUT also… The Big Three. Philosophically speaking. Nah, I don’t feel like philosophically speaking. Maybe another day. Simply, it occurred to me that the majority of what we see out in our popularized, media-ized world is generally of two flavors. There are of course exceptions and gradients, but …

The Making of Unabashedly Me

The past year has been one of the hardest of my whole life. I fondly refer to it as the year where dreams came to die. I suppose I should have seen it coming when on day 3, in the bright light of day, amidst onlookers, my legs wildly came out from underneath me on a patch of black ice, …

Sing it, Rumi!

God picks up the reed-flute world and blows. Each note is a need coming through one of us, a passion, a longing-pain. Remember the lips where the wind-breath originated, and let your note be clear. Don’t try to end it . BE Your Note. I’ll show you how it’s enough. Go up on the roof at night in the city …