The Blog
Here’s where I share thoughts on the work of moving toward our biggest lives and baddest selves.
All Up in It with Eric Larson on exploring the heartbreaking humor of Alzheimer’s
Eric Larson has long used art as a way to explore the complexities of life; his mother’s death from Alzheimer’s is no different.
All Up in It with Sarah Hines, tending the fires of grief & legacy
Grief points us toward what’s important to us. Our legacies are the ripples of what we put into the world touching those around us, whether we know it or not. This and more in one beautiful AUII conversation.
All Up in It with Kim Kristensen on expansion/contraction, experiencing/reexperiencing
Sharing the from the midst of completing a 25-year marriage, coach, mediator, facilitator, and friend Kim Kristensen shares how he’s navigating what he’s all up in.
Communicating Toward Connection
Spoiler: Communicating toward connection doesn’t inherently mean achieving that goal…
Hide-and-Seek with the Gods
I once heard a story about the gods getting salty and deciding to hide the Great Wisdom from us. But what did they hide?
A Play-Along Adventure in Writing
A little ridiculousness because writer’s block (or any other creative block) isn’t a lack of ability to write, it’s a lack of ability to tolerate that we fail to enliven our creative vision – sometimes lots – before we succeed.
…the work is already done…
Along with the turn of the New Year came an influx of conversations looking toward the coming presidential election in the States. Some thoughts on catastrophizing in a world of hope.
Returning to a (Meditation) Habit
On May 31, 2013, I sat to meditate for the first time. I know the date because I had spent weeks in the run-up to sitting preparing to sit by reading a book of short essays on meditation, The Art of Just Sitting. I remember that because I ordered that book, along with...
A Year for Practicing (Productive) Discomfort
What if we practiced being uncomfortable – the kind of uncomfortable that draws us closer to ourselves, others, and our wider world?
A Year of Ingestion
I’m more about quality than quantity ingestion these days, especially when it comes to media. These were the most meaningful bits of my 2023 reading, listening, and watching.