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Learning to Speak the Language of the Universe

By on January 27, 2012 in Creative Alchemy, Spiritual Practice

flower vase1 There’s something I want to say here. There’s something I want to say, and I’m not sure exactly  how to say it, but it’s about art and work and sharing, and learning the language of the universe.

And here’s the thing — I love that I really have something I want to share with you, and it really wants to come out, and I’ve already flowed through 649 words just letting it come through, but I’ve only just barely started to get to what I wanted to say now. And this is it. I’m saying it now. Are you getting what I’m saying?

This is it.

To most people I said nothing, but to some people — I said something. I said something about what’s really going on right now with me as I’m here looking at what I’m seeing, and trying to give it life — or rather, to let it come alive.
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Capturing the Extraordinary Sweetness of Existence (A 2-Minute Mini Practice)

By on January 18, 2012 in Creative Alchemy, Self-Realization, Spiritual Practice

“All journeys have secret destinations of which the traveler is unaware.”
~ Martin Buber

welcome bus
At the start of a long journey, going somewhere wonderful – India.

Every moment I’m awake and not savoring the sweetness of this existence is a wasted moment.

The challenge, of course, is that every moment cannot be sweet. Or so it seems. Innate to our existence, and all that comes with it, is a bittersweet sorrow of sorts….

Inevitably, life veers towards the bitter and unbearable more often than we may like. There’s something delicious to hold on to and savor, though, just beneath the surface experience of whatever’s going on. It’s the sweet tenderness at the heart of all that is — the warm and glowing essence of existence — and it’s undeniably radiant.

Sometimes I need a little kick to reset my perception to this sweetness beneath the surface.

Here’s a sweet 2-minute practice you can do right now, wherever you happen to be, to help reset your outlook. A journey inside:

The Intimate Witness

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Reflections on The Human Condition (From 50 Remarkable People)

By on December 20, 2011 in Creative Alchemy, Soul Family

In my recent ‘ck-1′ Fierce Wisdom survey the first question was, “What inspires you most in this life?” (Yes, an ambitious conversation opener.) Amazingly, 50 remarkable people (email insiders) agreed to respond to an additional 20+ questions with deep reflection.

What really moved me was the sense of real humanness in the responses — the shared experience of suffering, hope, honesty and elation — it was powerful and moving to read. And since the responses were only open to the participants, I resolved to share a selection of these publicly.

So here are some of my favorite responses from a group of truly remarkable people — each response tugging at a heart-string of recognition; each person a visionary and world changer in his or her own way. The connecting thread I see between us all is an uncommon level of self reflection, true honesty and striving for something greater than what appears at the surface level of our shared existence.

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