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 »

You Are a Contemporary Mystic. Now Is the Time to Live It

grow darling grow by robin hallett

  Recently I watched the Hay House tribute to Dr. Wayne Dyer. About halfway through, Carolyn Myss took the stage and spoke about the life of a contemporary mystic; she spoke about the responsibility we all face to listen to our inner mystic and allow that part to pull us along on the journey. What she said felt bold and powerful and all from a place of love and strength and true kindness as only a person who is herself living this principle can do. And yet, I could tell people didn’t like to hear this: A mystic is someone… …Read More »

Resistance is futile. We’re here for tangible joy.

Happiness by robin hallett

I want to tell you a little story. It’s one I’ve wanted to tell you for a while except for the worry that I’d sound like I drank the Kool-Aid. And as much as I try not to pre-pad my posts with preparatory remarks, I think we need one. Things are about to sound really weird. But maybe only for me. Maybe not for you?! The first time it happened to me, it was the middle of the night. I was deeply asleep one moment, and the next, I wasn’t. Something shook me awake. I bolted upright, heart pounding hard.… …Read More »

Read This When You’re Beating Yourself Up Again

This is a love letter to my friends who struggle with repeating patterns of behavior and have a hard time breaking free. And sometimes beat themselves up about it. I put myself in that camp too. Ahhh what great company we keep! Hello Sweetie, I am writing to you now because I can see you are going there again. That thing you do has happened again and now you’re heading for that yukky-poo place you go to when you do the kinds of things you just can’t face. It’s okay if we don’t rehash what happened. I won’t make you tell… …Read More »

Permission granted :)

full permission to honor what is

Sometimes you need a visit from the Permission Fairy. She is the one who lifts your vibration and helps you get over the hurdle. When you ask her to visit, she will come along with her magic wand and bring her permission sparkles. The sparkles will help you to remember: You are a precious gem, your happiness matters. And you have full permission to live your life shining unapologetically. You have permission to say no and yes. Permission to know and speak your truth and then change your mind tomorrow. Permission to love yourself more fiercely even when it inconveniences… …Read More »

What to Do When You’re Upset

People Who Treat You Badly and What to Do About It

Wow, are there ever times when life brings us some crap! I don’t really know anyone who greets the upset that comes our way with glee, most of us run the other way. It can sure feel challenging to manage the vibes when they come. When you get upset, do you make space for what is happening? Are you able to allow life to happen as it does, even when you had other plans? Or are you someone who pushes on with getting stuff done… even when you’re feeling anxious and you might not be sleeping well? So many of… …Read More »

This Is Not Another “Just Suck It up and Keep Moving Forward” Post

Not Another "Just Suck it Up and Keep Moving Forward" Post

It is nearly impossible to birth yourself alone and on your own and yet every day I hear from people who are attempting to do just that. Rather than supporting the “just suck it up and keep moving forward” movement, I want to encourage you to stop and acknowledge the tender spots you find inside and make room for what they’re asking of you. These tender places bring guidance. They contain information and lots of nuggets that your spirit needs for the journey ahead. If you are someone who is asking, intention setting, focusing, and journaling with great regularity to… …Read More »

The Journey is a Crooked Line

The journey by robin hallett

Your journey goes in a crooked little line, not a perfectly straight one. It’s full of twists and turns and this gives you lots of curves and squiggles and I love that about you. But sometimes you get confused about the straight vs squiggle thing. When bad things happen, you greet them with some degree of, Oh shit, I am still not doing my journey right or this would not be happening to me! But this couldn’t be further from the truth, sweet friend. Your journey is not a straight shot. It doesn’t go from here to the moon at… …Read More »

Don’t Let It Bring You Down

Happiness by robin hallett

No matter what, this moment now is pretty awesome but I really get how hard it is to be in that place when you are feeling anxious and uptight about what is happening in your life. Our minds can zero in on some major crappenings and refuse to let go. The topics it can get stuck on are plentiful, from bills to messes to broken things to dramas to upset people and their complaints and all the stupidity and the way they can project their crap onto you… and then the migraines not to mention our kiddos or our pets… …Read More »