Enlightenment Is Really Just Remembering

What To Do About Upset on Social Media

“Wow, I am so surprised to hear that you still struggle with this!” I had been sharing about my bouts with depression and this person commented that they were so surprised to hear that I still struggled after all this time. And honestly, it pissed me off for a while — when people talk down at you as if their stuff is all together and yours isn’t, it can be a bit triggering. (ahem, especially when from where you’re standing, it is so not the case) And then I touched in with the sorry knowing: Many of us believe IT… …Read More »

Again and Again :)

There is no shame in needing help

Hello, sweet friend, There’s something so nourishing about giving yourself even just ten quiet minutes. You probably already feel what you’re craving—maybe a cozy cup of something delicious, maybe a breath of fresh air. Let yourself sit for a moment and simply be. Notice the light, the breeze, the birds, the hum of life around you. Let it all be part of the experience. Allow yourself to soften into the moment. Your aliveness, your presence—it truly matters. And if your mind wanders (because of course it will), gently notice that too. There’s no need to judge it. This is why… …Read More »

A Loving Invitation to Forgive Yourself

Robin Hallett Intuitive healer

Hello sweet friend, Is there something you feel you need to forgive yourself for? Maybe it’s a moment where you were unkind to yourself, a decision you still replay, or a part of your body, health, or personality that you keep judging. Maybe it’s that quiet, relentless voice that insists you’re not enough or that you don’t measure up. Forgiving ourselves for our self-judgment is a powerful and necessary practice. So many of us walk through our days carrying invisible burdens of shame, criticism, and unrealistic expectations. But none of that is who you truly are. Beneath the judgment lives… …Read More »

There Is Another Way

the wheel of suffering

Hello, sweet friend. Love and hugs I send to you on this day. It’s a gift to have friends to share the heart space with, don’t you think? Thank you for being here. I’ve been thinking about the way we carry people who’ve upset us. We can feel disappointed, or let down, unseen, not supported. It can be a regular thing to think about the situation on a repeating loop and the effects of this on the body and general mood are quite difficult to bear. There is another way to see this though. It requires a strength I know… …Read More »

Broken, but Better

As a kid, I often felt helpless and unsafe around the people who were supposed to love me the most. I was at the mercy of their fluctuating moods and addictions. The experience of not being cherished or wanted was ongoing and relentless. My personal work today is sitting with how that wounding gets tweaked now as I meet people who resemble the cast of characters from childhood–the ones who seem unsafe, wildly fluctuating in their moods, addicted, and unable to cherish or respect me. On each of our paths, situations will arise where the patterns are repeated. Do not… …Read More »

Make Sure You Are

Hi, beautiful friend, This is a NEW day. It can be whatever we want it to be. Sometimes it’s good to remember that… sometimes I need reminding by the hour 😉 How is the weather in your heart today? I hope you are being gentle and kind with your heart. Here’s what I am thinking about as I sit down to write to you. It’s so easy to assume we need to be like everybody else, following the leader, listening to the experts, making the appropriate moves. Except we are not everybody else, are we? You are YOU and I… …Read More »

Soul Circle: Zoom Gatherings in 2024

There is no shame in needing help

  Hello Friends, Happy 2024! We made it! Considering everything we’ve been dealing with personally and worldly, and although there is so much to process and be with, I am feeling so good about this new year. It feels like the right time to begin Zoom gatherings with friends facing the changes the transformational journey can bring. I need this time, and I bet there are many of you who are seeking something like this too.   What this is: Time to connect with yourself and others in a spirit of soul-awakening Exploring your needs and feelings Airing out what’s… …Read More »

Getting Through Challenging Times

Good morning from my indoor nursery. The thing I’d love to share today is this… so many of us experience anxiety and upset as the holidays approach. They have stories of events past where hard things happened or horrible feelings occurred… people were rude to one another–family, friends, spouses–and somehow it was never addressed never healed and we’re still carrying it. So here we come into another season with all the discomfort and all the feelings. The scared. The worry. The concern. And then all the self-judgment because, wtf why can’t I just be normal and have a normal family?!… …Read More »

The Bewilderment of What to Do in Times Like These and the Practice of Tonglen

There is no shame in needing help

Times like these can trigger so many things for us personally. Is that you too? What’s happening in the world is also happening in you and me. It seems like in spiritual circles a successful practice means you don’t feel things. But the more I practice the more I realize that it’s my tender-hearted broken-openness I love the most. My need to care and be cared for is valuable and meaningful. That I feel our shared humanity is something I love. It’s okay to be someone who feels deeply. There is nothing wrong with you if you are often thinking… …Read More »

When you’re worried, or upset, or unable to focus, or triggered…

Hello, sweet friend, I am listening to James Taylor tell me he is the Handy Man and sipping a cuppa yum yum. I can hear birdies and a lawnmower and the bubbling of my little fountain outside. This moment right here and now is perfect. Here is the main thing that I wanna say… to myself today. And also to you because, friends on the journey. STAY IN YOUR CENTER. I guess that needs to be shouty sometimes, you know? We make ourselves crazy with worry and anxiety when we don’t. JUST BECAUSE IT’S UNCOMFORTABLE, IT DOESN’T MEAN YOU GET… …Read More »