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The Dark Roads of Trust and Its Ghosts
I travel down dark streets through Thailand at night. There are no police patrols, no one to call if something goes wrong. Vehicles speed closely past me that I can feel the wind shift across my skin. Am I... Read More
In the Wake of “Yes”: Living with Ambivalence & Paradox
A Natural Part of Change I’m sitting in the middle of monsoon season, again. It’s raining every day, carving rivers into the streets. The threat of flooding returns, like my memory of being displaced and evacuating my home this... Read More
Nothing to Prove, Everything to Give
For most of my life, I believed love, closeness and affection had to be earned. That I needed to be successful and do something impressive to be accepted and loved. If I worked hard enough, performed well enough, maybe... Read More
In the Company of Belonging: Finding Home in Aloneness, Loneliness, and Solitude
Can you believe it’s been a full year since I moved to Thailand? In that time, I’ve been navigating the shifting terrain of a new life—balancing spiritual practice, creativity, friendship, and solitude. A second ten-day silent meditation retreat, batches... Read More
The Paradox of “Saving Face”
Verb save face – third-person singular simple present – saves face – present participle – saving face – simple past and past participle – saved face 1. (idiomatic, intransitive) To take an action or make a gesture intended to... Read More
Letting Go to Begin Again
It’s been anything but quiet, and not by accident. A lot has changed. Some of it was planned—some of it arrived like a wave I couldn’t stop. And didn’t want to stop. I quit my job after 25 years.... Read More
