In this week’s “Living Joyfuly,” I describe a recent trip to the San Xavier Mission in Tucson, AZ. Does this meeting place of many peoples offer a glimpse of possibility for all of us to live in greater harmony? I turned off the freeway on my way to Tucson this Sunday, drawn to visit […]
Category: Joyful Life
Some People are Not People
The sounds of desert birds and crickets surrounded us in the darkness of the small theater at the Saguaro (pronounced Sa-hwa-roh) National Park. The Native Elder spoke to us about the beliefs of his people, his voice deep and resonant. “We believe that not all people come to this earth as humans. Some people come […]
Key Questions to Ask your Fears
“I’d like to come work with you, but… I’m afraid of horses.” I hear that a lot, now that I am working with horses. (:>) When I was teaching Yoga more regularly, people would often say, “I’d like to come practice with you, but… I’m not flexible. I always wonder, kindly but truly, when I […]
Living Joyfully: Radical Acceptance and the Tiny Crusader
One of the primordial sources of suffering is the feeling of non-acceptance of WHAT IS. The feeling of rejecting what is happening, or what has happened. We all have this part of ourselves that sits back in judgment over the events of our lives. We look back on some events and think, “That was great.” […]
A Toast to “Bad” Choices, “Wrong” Turns and Leaning into the Sharp Points
Have you ever made a mistake? A choice that you look back on and wish you had never made? Sometimes it’s something really simple and mundane – a little thing, really – you’re shopping a sale, and you find something that’s not exactly the right shade, but you buy it anyway, because, well, it’s such […]
Creativity: the Antidote for Reaction
Do you ever feel like you’re just running around putting out fires? Life happens at the speed of, well, life, which can feel pretty fast. So many of us spend a lot of our time reacting to life’s circumstances -putting out fires – rather than taking time to step away from the mayhem in order […]
Living Joyfully: Life Happens at the Edge of your Comfort Zone
As I’m gearing up for some exciting work with the horses this fall, I’ve been thinking a lot about what it feels like to really connect with your soul’s purpose. One of the great things about working with horses is that they will let you know right away if you’re incongruent – feeling one way […]
Living Joyfully: Returning to Original Wholeness
This week, as our vacation at the lake nears its end, I found myself listening again to Caroline Myss’s Advanced Energy Anatomy. One of most fascinating points Myss makes, is the idea that every part of us is continuously co-creating our life. Every part of us, from our higher self, our rationality, our education – […]
Living Joyfully: The Need for Sanctuary
We all need space. Space for the inner life, for creativity, for sanity – space to unwind, space to be ourselves. This is a deeply felt need today, touching lives all over our planet, affecting all beings, a need reaching far beyond any one person’s story. And yet it is our individual experiences that make […]
Living Joyfully: Follow your White Horse
Imagine yourself in ancient times, creeping through the dim and echoing forest, every sense alert and aware. Pushing the branches out of your way, you feel the ferns and forest grasses brushing against your legs. You can smell the rich, pungent scent of pine and hear a distant stream rushing over the stones. Suddenly, up […]
