Wish 301: Adventuress?

Personal ads. They’re … personal! Very. I write a Very Personal Ad each week to practice wanting, and get clarity about my desires. The point isn’t getting my wish (though cool things have emerged from wishing), the point is learning about my...

Chicken 328: reprieve x2!

A look at the good and the hard in my week, a ritual of reflecting. It is Friday and we are here. {a breath for Friday.} What worked this week? Renaming things. I didn’t want to go to the Post Office, until I decided that USPS stands for Universal Sovereign...

Chicken 326: it was only a test

A look at the good and the hard in my week, a ritual of reflecting. It is Friday and we are here. {a breath for Friday.} What worked this week? Going back to the qualities. When my mother went into hospice, and I was having trouble thinking or making decisions, I...

A set of four questions.

Over the past several weeks, I have been asking the same four questions. This set of four questions has been my anchor. For pretty much everything. I ask these four questions when I enter things. Before conversations. Before meetings, meals, decisions. Another way of...

Very Personal Ads #143: wishes x10

Personal ads. They’re … personal! Very. Each week I write these VPAs to practice asking for what I want. And to get clarity on what that really is, even when asking feels conflicted. I always get useful information about my relationship with various...
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