Oliver: My partner : You ok? Me: I’m fine (in a curt tone) Her: Have you had lunch? I think you might be hangry. Me: I SAID I’M FINE! Her: Whoa. Here, eat this. Me (15 minutes after eating): Wow, I feel much better. Thank you. I’m so sorry for snapping. The need to self … Continued
Oliver: Acceptance? Ya right. Work is a mess, my family is stressing me out, relationship drama …pandemic …the government …injustice …climate change (insert head exploding emoji) So what? I’m supposed to just close my eyes, put on a smile and say “It’s fine. I accept everything. Ohmmmm”? Is that what meditation is about? Screw that. If … Continued
Oliver: The natural world is the ultimate teacher. It’s easy to understand interconnectedness by simply observing the elements that make it up. So why do we often feel so separate and alone? Let’s come together and remember the universal web that we’re part of, ask ourselves why we forget, and connect on the topic of … Continued
Oliver: What an age we live in! So much access to wisdom from so many sources, so many spiritual practices and styles… it’s like a big, beautiful, mind/body buffet. If you’re like me though, you sometimes crave a bit of simplicity to cleanse the internal palate. Tonight we get back to basics and sip the cool, … Continued
“To learn something new, take the path that you took yesterday.” – John Burroughs Oliver: There’s a good chance that where you are right now isn’t new or particularly exciting. We mostly relate to the familiar routines of life with an unconscious ‘been there, done that, seen it a thouuusand times’ kind of attitude. Could we be … Continued