There is an emptiness that comes to me when I am finished leading a retreat. A scrubbed out-ness. Hollowed out. Pumpkin after scraping before carving. It’s an odd feeling, not bad at all, but if I don’t ground myself, and have a lot of awareness, I start pounding chocolate. I wish I could sum up [...]

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Ahh… the most fascinating experience in unfolding over here in my little studio with it’s bright blue floor and profusion of art supplies and books: I can feel the hundreds of people gathering their hearts I can feel the shimmer of intention. I can feel the settling. I can even feel the clutter clearing, flower [...]

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I was raised in the religion called “Self-Employment.” As a child, I remember many a summer evening, lounging on the floor of my uncle Walter’s house in Bedford, Indiana, listening to my dad and Walter and Uncle Pryce talk business. No. Not talk, pontificate. Extol. Preach. The theme was always the same: be in business [...]

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The lovely Dr. Jennifer Howard, gifted psychotherapist, spiritual teacher and all around sharp ass (like a smart ass only smarter), and I befriended each other after admiring each other’s Tweets for a year or so. Dr. Jennifer and I recorded a half convo/ half rant about why we get stuck, why we burn out, and [...]

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