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Need to work in a way that is respectful of gifts and abilities.

There was an answer to the what do you do question. But the things of deeper consequence to my soul, my own music, relationships and spiritual life, fell into a state of despair.

There are times when the mind and the body must be made to stop. The unruly is made to feel safe by limits. Limits to our productivity, limits to our activity, and limits to our directedness are what allow the imagination to wander, to perceive greater goals, to invite rather than lead.

In the practice of belonging, we are not seeking prowess or dominion over anyone else, but the ability to live in conversation between things. This is a deepening movement into conversation with self and others. As we make ourselves, keepers of ourselves and the world around us, so too we are kept. When we invite others into the landscape of our lives, we are better held in our own becoming.

If we sit silently, with the absence of magic, the miraculous will reveal itself

How can you draw on the nutrients and support of the womb, so you don’t have to do it all alone?

You can’t just create. You need to receive.

We need pleasure, contentment and feelings of grace.

Though it may seem counter intuitive, pulling back our energy is like drawing the bow to find the aim before releasing an arrow with precision.

Active receptivity is the cessation of all striving, even for an hour everyday. This might look like pulling out a yoga mat…