“Serious things cannot be understood without laughable things, nor opposites at all without opposites.” ~ Plato Today I wrote a poem for my writing group about pleasure during the restrictions of Covid. The process had me consider how valuable all kinds of discomfort can be. Most summers I go on 2 or 3 portaging trips … Continue reading Discomfort and Pleasure
As a yogi, I have a fairly flexible body. What is the best yoga trick I know? The one that truly stands out as noteworthy and worth the effort to practice again and again, is to nurture that same kind of flexibility with my mind. I am staring down a very rigid mind this morning. … Continue reading Flexibility
When I was four I was given a ‘Scooter’ doll; a character from the Muppets. He wasn’t my favourite personality on The Muppet Show; that honour went to Miss Piggy. I received Scooter for Christmas and even though I was really little I remember wondering, “Why does Santa think I want Scooter? Well, Santa knew … Continue reading Losing: When Not All is Lost
“Consciousness is always drawn to the most distracting object: the bumped toe, the loud noise, or the hurting heart.” ~ Michael A. Singer If change is a part of life, why are some changes so difficult? According to Michael Singer in his book, The Untethered Soul, we can look at difficulty through the example of … Continue reading Dealing with Difficulty
