Find Glimmers Using Your Inspiratory System
The idea of the inspiratory system reminds us that inspiration is a lot like breath. The word “inspiration” comes from the same place as respiration…
Why Buying The Best Tools Too Soon Might Cause Your Dream to Fail
Whether it’s advice about the best tools, online tutorials, or apps and software, there are so many resources to help us make stuff happen in…
Doing Gentle With an Edge (with Helena Roth)
When I sat down to speak with Helena Roth, I had a sense that our conversation would drift and weave through the deeper threads of…
What Did You Hear Me Say?
The teacher turned to the child and said calmly, “I need to be able to speak to the class and I find it distracting when…
Are You Overwhelmed By Too Much Information?
The past few years have carried an exceptionally concentrated flow of difficult news. It can feel like too much information to hold at any one…
Chasing The Mirage – You Don’t Have To Drink The Whole River
There is an old story that tells of a person wandering on a hot day. After a while, they became overcome by thirst and began…
What is Sensory Processing Sensitivity?
When I first saw the term, “Sensory Processing Sensitivity” I looked straight past it. It was around 2011 when I had recently started reading about…
Do You Find It Unsettling To Feel “Seen” By Others?
I don’t know about you, but I find it strangely unsettling when I feel seen by the world around me. Have you ever had one…
A “Kind” Response To Mean and Selfish People
You don’t have to look far to see people acting in mean and selfish ways. Is this because people themselves are fundamentally mean and selfish…
Making Peace With Our Internal Abandoned Villages
Many of us move around life carrying all sorts of abandoned hopes, relationships, and projects. If we don’t make peace with them they can weigh…