Posts Tagged ‘openness’
Two Worlds 24 – Martial Mindset for a Pandemic
Being on your back can be a dominant position to fight from if you know what you’re doing and don’t panic.
Read MoreTwo Worlds 23 – Seeing Cycles
This is not an easy time. It’s a time of prolonged difficulty on multiple levels, and to hang in there as you are doing right now takes guts.
Read MoreTwo Worlds 15 – Remember The Upside
Hello Hero, The crisis is a teacher. Never wait to tell someone that you love them because you are not in control of the next time you will see them. The very thing the virus steals from those it infects is the very thing we all should return to when its impact overwhelms us—the breath.…
Read MoreTwo Worlds 14 – A Useful Narrative
Greetings, If you celebrate Easter or Passover, I hope the weekend offered an opportunity to reflect on the spirit and how this moment we find ourselves in fits into a much bigger story. If not, I hope the weekend gave you a reprieve and a chance to collect yourself. A new week is upon us,…
Read MoreThe Grind 60 We Are Better With A Rear View Mirror
Have we lost an understanding of freedom? I hope that you had a great three day weekend and a Happy Memorial Day. Since my oldest son recently became a Marine, I’ve developed a deeper interest in the military. Its history, its traditions and its importance. For that reason, I decided not to write this issue…
Read MoreThe Grind 42: Our Relationship With Discomfort
I didn’t send my newsletter yesterday because it was Martin Luther King Jr. day., and I like to reflect on sacrifice on that day. For the last week, I have been thinking about the value of discomfort, and the importance of developing a healthy relationship with it. Have you watched MLK’s mountaintop speech recently? If…
Read MoreThe Grind 40: Giving Thanks
Happy Sunday my friend, This was a particularly wonderful Thanksgiving season for my family and I. I hope it was for you as well. There is always more that we can do to stand in our power. So much of our power is in our potential. These seasons of downtime, gratitude and community have a…
Read MoreThe Grind 38: The Disengaged Majority
Hello my friend, I’m going to talk about the election. If you are tired of reading about it or hearing about it, I totally understand and wanted to save you the energy of reading any further. It’s also not short. We live in incredible times. Among the things that make these times so incredible are…
Read MoreThe Grind 16: Prayers for Orlando
Context: This was written in response to the June 12th act of terror in Orlando, Florida. Hello my friend, There is no way to make sense of indiscriminate hate. There is no way to find good in the pointless destruction of lives and families at the hands of terror. We have seen it over and…
Read MoreThe Grind 11: Hope Binds Us
Happy Mother’s Day! I’ve been under the weather the last couple of days. I’m actually about to head out to urgent care to make sure it’s not something more than a cold. Being a bit ill has a pretty significant impact on my mood. I don’t handle it very well, admittedly. It’s one of the…
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