Is it time to question your place in the game? “We are the only species that lives in zoos of our own design.” ~Christopher Ryan It’s an odd thing to notice you are conscious. Most humans don’t discern they are conscious. They see the doing as why we are here. They feel separate. …

Why you can’t think your way through an emotional question. One of the most common questions people ask me when we are deep into the questions about their life’s path is, “But how will I know, like truly know?” In some ways it is an excellent question. Many of us were raised and live in a cognitively-focused culture, the brain…

Reflections on Self-Mothering — Sitting here sipping a nip of Amaretto, not because I like it, but because it helps me feel close to Mom. …

Life doesn’t happen one event, one emotion, or one idea at a time. We live in a complex world of simultaneity. I’ve been noticing a trend in the personal development realm toward monotasking rather than multitasking. …

The bewilderment and adventure of living with mirror touch and other polysyns — After living over thirty years wondering why other people didn’t taste butterscotch when they said, heard, or read ‘interesting,’ learning about synesthesia was a welcome wave of awareness amidst the chaos. I remember being in elementary school and watching a friend fall from the top of a structure we called…

Healing and Amplifying the Integration of the Erotic Self in the Waning Patriarchy — In American culture, we often hear about the pursuit of happiness. It is a worthy pursuit, a pursuit in which we wouldn’t get very far without pleasure. I offer the pursuit of pleasure holds the promise for peace, fulfillment, and personal power. However, did you ever ask yourself why our…

on seeing the truth of it — The soldiers of the patriarchy are panicked and weak, carrying their automatic ejaculatory death machines into our Capitols. Self-congratulatory sentiment all around for invading the halls they built to keep us down to tell the world they are too manly to wear a mask. They will not be controlled as…

It’s my birthday as I write this. An odd birthday, as I imagine all birthdays happening during this mindful isolation to flatten the curve. A global pandemic puts things in perspective for us all, at least I hope. If anything, many are noticing experiences previously taken for granted: a grocery…

As parents during this time, we are experiencing an unprecedented parenting phenomenon. With school interrupted during the eventful time leading into spring celebrations and graduations, the impact of remote learning and online instruction efforts can feel even more challenging. …