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The Car Break-In Test
I have written time and time again about the benefits of learning to sit with ambiguity and the healthiness of accepting the impermanence inherent in life and in being human. I do believe these are...
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The “So-What” of Trickster-Warriors
Yes, months later we’re still discussing Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and the Hunger Games. Well, technically, the main characters: Lisbeth Salander and Katniss Everdeen. Each story is coming out as...
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Seven Ways to Be Awesome, Like Da Vinci
“In the past, a high tolerance for uncertainty was a quality to be found only in great geniuses like Leonardo. As change accelerates, we now find that ambiguity multiplies, and illusions of certainty...
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Magical Thinking
“Magic can be defined as the art and practice of changing consciousness at will.” ~Starhawk How do you change your consciousness? Learning to sit with ambiguity may be one doorway to doing so....
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Healing the Dark Side of Perfectionism
“The Buddha taught that everything is impermanent–flowers, tables, mountains, political regimes, bodies, feelings, perceptions, mental formations, and consciousness. We cannot find anything that is...
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One Year Anniversary of Soft Animal Wisdom!
It’s been a year since the start of this blog. HUZZAH!!! It seems fitting to briefly revisit the poem that inspired me to start this blog in the first place… Wild Geese by Mary Oliver You do not...
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Failure Club
Failure Club is one of those new Yahoo web shows/ Morgan Spurlock’s latest social experiment that explores what happens when people embrace the possibility of failure while helping each other go after...
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The Irresistable Pull of (Not) Sitting With Ambiguity
Would it surprise you to hear that in 1977 the head of safety and pilot for KLM airlines, a Capt. Van Zanten, became so concerned with mandatory rest periods for himself and other pilots even when...
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Controlling as Coping
Recently, I attended a training on trauma and I heard the same old/ same old stuff. I was practically yawning. Then I noticed a new idea that really felt crucial to my understanding of trauma....
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When Ambiguity Came to Stay
Why, hello there. I know its been a while since I’ve posted… I caught myself ”waiting” to have something “wise” to say. But really, ambiguity has come to live with me lately and I’ve been…...
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Living Wholeheartedly
If you haven’t heard of Brene Brown yet, she is a hot TED Talk speaker and psychological researcher specializing in the study of vulnerability and shame. Here is one of her TED Talks that captivated...
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Listening to the Wisdom of the Shake-Up
Recently a lot of things happened to me. I won’t go into it all, but a lot of gut-wrenching, confusing, ugly things piled up in the span of about 3 weeks. Tears were shed, I noticed my shaking voice...
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Hacking a Yoga Sutra: How Do You Know When You’re Out of Balance?
Over the next few weeks we’ll be exploring the theme of balance in a series I’m calling Hacking a Yoga Sutra: Balance, When to Push Harder and When to Let Go. We begin with defining balance and it’s...
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Hacking a Yoga Sutra Series: How to Not Live in Extremes
Now that we’ve explored Sukha (easing up, letting go) and Sthira (control, effort), let’s explore what being out of balance looks like and how to not live in extremes. It is interesting to consider...
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Hacking a Yoga Sutra Series: The Balancing Act of Pushing and Letting Go
Aside from living in extremes, there are subtle ways we throw ourselves out of balance. One that comes up a lot is when things get increasingly uncertain, unclear or ambiguous. When stakes are high,...
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Journaling: Swiss-Army Tool of Coping?
What if I told you one of the easiest, most versatile and affordable tools you could adopt for your “coping toolbox” for being mentally, emotionally and spiritually healthy was… journaling. Yes, that...
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DV Literacy Part One: Learning to Recognize DV for What It Is
DV Literacy When this blog began I was working as an advocate for survivors of domestic violence or “DV” in Chicago. DV is a topic I’m passionate about both as an advocate but also on a personal...
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Embracing the Inner Rebel: Breaking the Cycle of Violence (for good) (part III)
Cycle of Violence Archetypal Sequence Clara’s story also illustrates the archetypal sequence that maps closely the phases in the Cycle of Violence: The Innocent (Tension-Building Phase and Honeymoon...
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Archetypes of DV: The Case of Clara (part II)
To help demonstrate the unique archetypal sequence involved in the cycle of violence, let’s consider the Case of Clara: Clara was a married 39 year-old woman living in an upper-middle class...
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Mapping Jungian Archetypes on the Cycle of Violence (part I)
This blog is about honoring what the soft-animal of your body loves. One thing I know the soft-animal of my body loves is: truth. Bringing truth into consciousness, sharing the truth, being able to...
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