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Resistance is when there is something you “know you should do”, but you don’t seem to get it done. Something you want to do (or at least some part of you wants to do), but for some inexplicable reason, you can’t get it to happen.
Maybe it’s something you want to do for yourself personally - […]

Each year the coming of winter tends to hit me like a wall of bricks. Suddenly it’s dark so early. Suddenly it’s raining all the time. Suddenly I feel sluggish, unmotivated, depressed. My blogs go silent, my mind goes fuzzy, I just want to sleeeeep.
And you know what? That’s OK.
Winter is supposed to be slow.
Taoism […]

A year or so ago I made a document called “My Heart’s Desire”, and listed what I wanted out of life. I just came across it and decided to update it.
I’m struck by the difference. The one I made before focuses a lot on what I want to get. And they are mostly things I […]

I was musing with a friend and colleague recently about our different styles - we decided she was like water and I was like lava - a combination of fire and earth. Fire is transformative, explosive, quick-moving, but can burn out quickly without the right nourishment. Earth is grounded, practical, always there. Lava is a […]