A Journey with Egypt

Somehow, I lucked out. My main Enneagram teacher, Russ Hudson, has been leading small groups yearly on a 3-week pilgrimage journeys to Egypt for the past 16 years. There is a lot of ancient wisdom in that part of the world, and Gurdjieff spent time there, absorbing that wisdom and birthing what will eventually become […]

Doors. Closing and Opening.

It has been a very long time since the last reflection. Over a year, I believe. I am sending this one on September 21, because it is a day of profound significance for me. Today, a year ago, on September 21, 2021, a conversation happened that drastically and utterly changed the trajectory of my life. […]

Having More Fun

“Your homework is to have more fun. Play more.” This was given to me through an exploration of what I perceived as a certain imbalance in my life recently, spending a couple of days in a fairly solid and consistent state of “blah.” Life was kinda OK, kinda full, with plenty of work and growth […]

Musings on Needs and Wants

I was recently challenged by my coach to look into the theme of my needs and wants, within the context of my primary relationship. Simple, right?! How difficult it can be to know what one needs and wants? Well… let me count the ways… A bit of background first, which – as it often is […]

A Timeless Question

Let’s dive right in, shall we?! Without stories, disclaimers, or ways of easing into a deeper conversation. Off the deep end, if you will. Who are you? If you were to ask people, “Who are you?” the number and variety of possible answers would quite likely be staggering, though some common themes might emerge as […]

A Quilt of Random Thoughts

There has been a lot happening as of recent, both for me personally and, obviously, in the world. As I have been witnessing it all, one common theme for a reflection has not yet revealed itself (or, perhaps, too many are percolating in my mind and heart). So I am taking a quilt approach, of […]

Right Livelihood Quest is Going Virtual

When does something actually start? What is that moment we call a “beginning?” Is there even such a thing, a clear and tangible start of something? I have been thinking about the beginning of the Right Livelihood Quest and whether there is one. I can certainly look at the first two retreats, in the Summer […]

How do we show up now?

A lot is happening in the world these days, and – of course – the main focus is on the coronavirus and how it has been disrupting pretty much everything, pretty much everywhere. If we stop for a moment and think about it, isn’t it REALLY astonishing that something so small and so invisible can […]

He? She? It?

Something has been bothering me for a long time, every time I would see or hear it. It would come and go away. At times, I would talk about it and mention my thoughts, usually within a context of a program I will be facilitating. Primarily during the Right Livelihood Quest, when we explore the […]