The Hero Archetype

“Why is it that I think I need to rescue heroes?” she laughed… Then she cried. The pattern in several failed attempts at romance was suddenly crystal clear. She kept falling for heroes. The problem was, she wasn’t a damsel in distress. I told her that rescuing heros is just another version of a hero…

Fear to Freedom

Last year, I spent over 100 nights sleeping in a hammock. My hammock became a place of comfort, refuge and sanctuary. And by sanctuary, I truly mean “church”. It was the place where I spent many hours in prayer, meditation and contemplation. Most importantly, it became a place where I transmuted fear into freedom, over…

Love Freely

Be free with your love, easy to please. Look for things to delight in. Seek joy in the world around you. Look for reasons to smile, reasons to laugh, reasons to feel surprise and delight in this world of wonders, marvels and mysteries. Hold your cares lightly. Let nothing weigh your spirit down. All is…

Sacred Wounds

Last year, my daughters and I did the Asungate trek in Peru, which took us to 17,000 ft. (5,200 meters). Laying in my tent at 15,000 feet, under a full moon, I felt more at home than I would have felt in my own bed.  Motion is my art form. Movement is the thing that…

Unconditional Love

Untethered. Free. Peaceful. Harmonious. Joyous. Loving. Acceptant. These are the beautiful states of being you long form. The reason these states of being can be so difficult to achieve in the context of family relationships is because you continue to rely on each other to meet your own unmet needs. These are not needs dictated…

Finding Treasure in Playful Rest

Set aside time for restful play. Engage your playful spirit. But instead of using playfulness in its active form to exercise and move your beautiful body, use a passive form of play to open your heart center, engaging with self, soul and other.  Playfulness is a connective energy that elicits positive feelings of expectation, surprise…