Holistic Living
Escape Walk away Burn bridges Let it all go You're not needed in this as much as you think One step away shifts your transfixed path Disappear Release Run Drop the death grip on your self On who you think you are And who you want to be Open to the possibilities Of emptiness Openness Space Allow nothing to replace The depth and breadth Of Nothingness And then expand that Until inner space Transcends outer space Let the mind empty and clear Find solace in … [Read more...]
He needed a place to live Asked if he could stay Having plenty of room I agree. His brothers came The same request. I agree. They needed homes Privacy Could they chop down Just a few trees? I agree. They needed food. Can we catch your fish Kill your deer Hunt your boar Slay your bear? I agree. We could grow crops Irrigate the land Change your waterways Tame the animals. I concede. We will set up markets School the children, women Whack the forest Change … [Read more...]
I cry for my role in man(un)kind for my narrow, tunneled focus my lack of connection to all that is and is not I cry for all that has been wasted polluted, extinct missed opportunity missed opportunity missed opportunity for power depth certainty and the execution thereof searching for external fulfillment moment after moment after moment then stringing all these moments together without space to breathe without reflection to exist without connection to occur … [Read more...]
I chop the first one without flinching fling it to the ground grab the next hack it off with a smile a premeditated gleam deep within my heart no small task, I realize without falter, I continue does my smile mask my fear? … [Read more...]
Putting yourself first may seem selfish, but it's actually one of the most selfless things we can do. Until you have lavished upon yourself love, attention, kindness, sweetness, appreciation and rest, don't bother lavishing anyone else with what you don't have to offer them. Before setting off on a flight, the flight attendant will inform all passengers that in case of an emergency, they should place their own oxygen masks on before assisting others. Why should we do that? Isn't that a … [Read more...]
A few years ago after teaching a corporate yoga class, I came to the realization that I hadn't truly connected with a group of students. I didn't realize how disconnected my students and I were until our last class of the year, when several of us chatted outside of the fitness center after class. After those several minutes, I left my students wondering what had kept us so disconnected for so long. After leaving the building, I realized what a mistake I had been making in not connecting with … [Read more...]
We learn from an early age what is acceptable in our culture and what is not, regardless of what is acceptable for us individually. Although our egos like to believe that we have unique and ingenious thoughts, most of us think the same thought patterns each day, which are recycled in our society at large. The unconscious thought in the world accumulated from present and past generations is the collective unconscious, or Spiritus Mundi (Latin for world spirit), which encompasses the beliefs and … [Read more...]
Many of us spend our days buzzing about from one activity to the next without awareness. We're in a frantic pace most of the day. While we continue to move at such a rapid pace, we only allow more time for more things to fit into our schedules. It's an endless cycle. To slow down the pace of our lives, we must actually slow down. When we slow down, fewer things will be able to fit into our lives. The things in which we engage then gain our full attention and become more enjoyable, because we … [Read more...]
Over time, memories shift and change. Memories become more favorable than the original experience unless we have an appetite for misery. Most people will gravitate toward happier, more positive memories. And this seems to suit human beings quite well. What we receive as information is passed down over time, through many people who have biased and selective memories that serve their purpose or agenda. Take, for example, American history. What incident in 20th century American history has been … [Read more...]
We create our reality through our conscious and subconscious thoughts. There are times when many of us live in blame, fear and doubt, uncertain how to change our realities and our lives. What we are doing as a society is avoiding our internal discomfort, unhappiness, dissatisfaction and procrastination and attempting to replace it with external comforts (see Contingency, June 2010). We buy expensive wardrobes, cars and houses. We move at a rapid pace, multitasking and choosing to be continually … [Read more...]
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