Where does our value in the world come from? A meditative contemplation. Why do we deserve to eat today? Much of our sense of value comes from the 'work' that we do. This pattern of thinking and culture is many thousands of years old and deeply tied to our practice of agriculture and the ways in which we think about and create wealth. It also can give us insight into how as we exploit and oppress and are currently causing so much damage to life as a whole. Here we have a chance to meditate on and experience a deeper reality—that our value comes inherently from our belonging and interconnectedness with all life and the world. Shifting this way of perceiving can help heal not only ourselves but the world as a whole. We need new ways of expressing, sharing, and experiencing value. I will continue to explore these ideas and others on my continued practice on my 90 day healing journey.

Hi dear friends, here’s another poem, sharing as part of my 90-day healing journey.

I’m two weeks in and feeling great. There have been ups and downs, but overall I can sense I’m learning and growing.

One of my commitments during this time is to write in a journal every morning.

This is what came today as I was reflecting on what was important today.

The healing journey. 

A check-in on my start to this 90-day healing journey. What is alive in your own healing journey? What are your commitments? An invitation to join me in some way on this journey.

I share a poem called ‘The series’ which references ‘The guest house’ by Rumi.

The talk I referred to between Stephen Porges and Gabor Mate is actually on the “Wisdom of Trauma” website. I highly recommend it!

These recordings are extemporaneous and unedited. Just offering my presence in the moment.

How do we enter the flow of grace, of self-acceptance and self-forgiveness, of acceptance and forgiveness for others?

Personal reflections, a poem, "Who knows what grace is," and a longer guided meditation on grace, acceptance, and forgiveness—healing wounds from the past.