Desiderata by Max Ehrmann is one of my favourite poems ever written. It spoke to me as a young person always striving for the next goal to achieve, never quite happy with where I was. In particular, his line about comparing yourself with others needs to be with us as we learn to witness. We all have our roles to… Read more →
Month: February 2016
The Art of Jealousy
Envy. Jealousy. The act of coveting something of another. It is dark and ugly. But human. Jealousy is a valid part of our experience that has evolved over thousands of years for a reason. But “it is bad” and we “shouldn’t do it”. How’s that working out? Does that stop you from feeling green when you see another’s success and compare… Read more →
Revelation
There’s a moment when you realize the roles you’ve played, the characters you’ve developed, and the scenes you were part of were all pieces of a puzzle. You just needed to understand how to fit them all together. What were once fragments of a life lived then become a story to be told, a great story that wouldn’t have been… Read more →
Lesson One: Witness vs. Judgement
She wore an oversized sweat shirt and leggings, barely a stitch of makeup, and her black hair peppered lightly with grey was pulled up in her signature pony tail. There was nothing superficially fussy about the woman but she exuded the elegance of a dancer, the grace of a performer, and the passion of a true teacher. She also taught us one of my favourite lessons. Cathy was our Movement… Read more →