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THE HEART CAN BE A LONELY CREATURE AND TO KEEP HER COMPANY, THERE ARE TWO MANTRAS I CARRY AROUND IN MY BACK POCKET FOR ANY KIND OF DAY I AM LUCKY ENOUGH TO OPEN INTO. THE FIRST IS: I DON’T KNOW ANYTHING AND THE SECOND IS: ONE BREATH TO ONE BREATH. TO REPEAT THESE WORDS—HUMBLE AS THEY ARE—IS TO MAKE AVAILABLE TO MY OWN HOLY HEART THE POSSIBILITY OF GLORIOUS CHANGE. IT'S ONE WAY I REMEMBER WHO I AM ALWAYS BECOMING AND SO I OFFER UP THEM TO YOU IN THIS SPACE BETWEEN US FOR YOU TO DO WITH AS YOU WISH. TO BE GENTLE WITH ONESELF IS A TOUGH AND NECESSARY PRACTICE AND ONE I HOPE WE PASS ON TO THE ONES WHO ARE HEADING IN OUR DIRECTION. IT HAS TAKEN MANY LIFETIMES AND SOME SWEET CAJOLING FROM THE ANGELS FOR ME TO UNDERSTAND THAT PART OF MY SERVICE HERE ON EARTH IS TO TAKE IN THE IMMENSE GRIEF AND BEAUTY OF OUR WORLD AND TRANSLATE THEIR TENDER TEACHINGS INTO AS MANY LANGUAGES AS I AM PATIENT ENOUGH TO LEARN. IF I AM LISTENING WELL, SOMEHOW, EVERYTHING BECOMES THE STORY OF OUR INTERCONNECTEDNESS. IF I AM LISTENING DEEPLY, SOMEHOW, EVERYTHING BECOMES THE POETIC MEDICINE OF PHOTOGRAPHS OR THE VIBRANT HUM OF WRITTEN WORDS. RICHARD WAGAMESE—ONE OF MY FAVORITE AUTHORS—WROTE: "ALL THAT WE ARE IS STORY. FROM THE MOMENT WE ARE BORN TO THE TIME WE CONTINUE ON OUR SPIRIT JOURNEY, WE ARE INVOLVED IN THE CREATION OF THE STORY OF OUR TIME HERE. IT IS WHAT WE ARRIVE WITH. IT IS ALL WE LEAVE BEHIND. WE ARE NOT THE THINGS WE ACCUMULATE. WE ARE NOT THE THINGS WE DEEM IMPORTANT. WE ARE STORY. ALL OF US." THE TRUTH IS LIFE IS HARD AND DOING IT WITH INTEGRITY AND IN CONSIDERATION OF ALL OUR RELATIONS IS AN ENORMOUS RESPONSIBILITY. HOW ARE YOU TRANSLATING THIS TIME IN OUR COLLECTIVE. WHAT DOES IT MEAN FOR YOU TO FEEL IT ALL. HOW ARE YOU BRAIDING TOGETHER THE STORY OF YOUR LIFE. THESE ARE JUST THE TIP OF THE ICEBERG WHEN IT COMES TO THE COMPLEX NATURE OF BEING HUMAN. WHAT LIVES A LIFE ELECTRIC THROUGH THE MAJESTY OF THIS SUBSCRIPTION PORTAL WILL ALWAYS BE A WORK IN PROGRESS BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT LIFE IS, BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT HEALING IS: A GROWING BODY OF STORIES. A TENACIOUS HEART SUNNING HERSELF WHERE THE LAND MEETS THE SEA. ONE DAY SOONISH (SHOULD YOU DECIDE TO STEP THROUGH THE WARDROBE!) THERE WILL REST A REVOLVING PLAYLIST OF CURIOUSLY CREATIVE PRACTICES AND PERHAPS SOME OTHER MAGICAL BITS AND PIECES TO SUPPORT THIS EXPERIENCE OF BEING. SO, UNTIL THEN, BREATHE DEEP. FEEL YOUR FEET. COME BACK AND VISIT THIS PAGE SOMETIMES JUST TO SEE, IF YOU FEEL SO INCLINED. AND PLEASE ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS REMEMBER THAT EVERY SINGLE PART OF YOU IS ALWAYS WELCOME HERE. OKAY? OKAY!