the surprising thing about balance
about 2 months ago • 1 min readHi Reader, I looked up the definition of balance this week. Not because anything was particularly out of balance — but because the word kept lighting up for me, the way words do when there's something more for me to see. And with the spring equinox just behind us, it felt like the right moment to sit with it. One of the definitions stood out and took me on a path that surprised me. A condition in which opposing forces are equal to one another. Not centeredness. Not the absence of tension....
READ POSTwhat it means to be rooted
about 1 month ago • 1 min readHi Reader, April has arrived and brought a word with it. Rootedness. I've been sitting with it the way I sit with all the themes that come through for the monthly Gatherings — not trying to define it too quickly, just letting it settle and show me what it wants to say. What's come up so far is a way of understanding that may seem unusual: How can rootedness actually increase resilience, vitality, and flow? Because rootedness, as I'm coming to see it, isn't about being firmly fixed and...
READ POSTWhat if you stopped calling it a budget?
2 months ago • 1 min readHi Reader, I want to share something from the Money Mirror guide — one idea that has quietly, yet profoundly, changed my own relationship with my finances. It starts with a word: budget. Notice what happens in your body when you read it. For most people, it lands with weight. Obligation. Restriction. Fear. The feeling of being hemmed in. The numbers in a budget are like sharp-edged guardrails — designed to scare you back into line. There’s nothing warm or inviting about the experience. Now...
READ POSTI stood there and lied. I was eleven.
3 months ago • 2 min readHi Reader, It was the mid-70's. I was eleven or twelve, standing in the kitchen, holding the phone. On the other end of the line was a stranger asking for my parents, a creditor. I didn't fully understand what that word meant yet, but I knew the script. My mother and stepfather had explicitly laid down the rules for me to obey. "Good morning/afternoon/evening. Suchnsuch residence. May I ask who's calling?" And when I heard the creditor's name, I faced a deeply unpleasant choice. I could...
READ POSTYour Dutiful Self vs Your True Self
4 months ago • 3 min readHello Reader, "Do not seek water, seek thirst," wrote the Sufi poet Rumi. With the beginning of the new year, it's common to consider what to do differently in the coming months. We usually go straight for the "water"—the resolutions and the checklists. But what if the secret to a transformative year isn't in the seeking of results, but in the cultivation of a deeper internal thirst? The common perception is that if you start with what you're doing, you can change who you are. When in fact,...
READ POSTThe Sacred Tilt: Why Feeling Off-Center is Part of the Design
5 months ago • 3 min readHi Reader, The Winter Solstice is the moment when the Earth's Northern Hemisphere is angled furthest from the Sun. From that moment on, it begins to reverse its tilt on the familiar journey to the longest day. We can imagine it as being like going to the bottom of the well, furthest from the light. So, this morning, we in the Northern Hemisphere visited the bottom of the well of solar light. Equally, those in the Southern Hemisphere reached the greatest amount of light. And now, they're on...
READ POSTA Simple 12-Minute Healing For Your Brain & Heart
6 months ago • 6 min readHi Reader, I don’t need to tell you how much anxiousness and stress there is in the world. And, it’s not hard to find someone who wants to share their recipe for bringing peace to your mind and body. With so much to choose from, it’s likely that you’ve tried some form of meditation. You may have had a positive experience or you may be like many people who find it difficult or impossible to stop their minds from chasing thoughts and to sit in silence. Your Human Design chart can give you clues...
READ POSTWould You Surf A 100 Ft Wave?
7 months ago • 2 min readHey Reader, Would you surf a 100 ft wave? If you're anything like me the answer is "Hell no!" And yet, when I watch the videos of these surfers, I can't help but feel that, in may ways, Life is exactly that. The moment I said yes to stepping onto this planet, I was saying yes to the wave. I said yes to the ride. What I couldn't know for much of the past 62 years is that it wasn't my job to make the wave go where I wanted it to. That didn't stop me from trying. I blindly and stubbornly...
READ POSTWhat's New
10 months ago • 3 min readHi Reader, I hope you're enjoying July, Summer for those in the Northern Hemisphere and Winter for those in the Southern Hemisphere. Whichever season you're in, it's a great time to explore and discover new landscapes. So, here's the latest from my corner of the world... Announcements Here's the list of what you'll find below, in case of TLTR: #1 - Life Update #2 - New Podcast Episode #3 - Gatherings Waitlist #4 - Perfectly Finance Your Life Article #5 - Share The Love #6 - Video Enrichment...
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