12/19/2025
They say we change in waves. The path of liberation is usually not linear. It is messy, painful, amazing. We move forward, we retreat, we take a sideways path, the short route, the long route.
The book (the deepest well) I am reading now about adverse childhood experiences talks about toxic stress vs tolerable stress. Our bodies and spirits are absorbing the violence of the world on a daily basis. So many groups and people are feeling scared and vulnerable. We can counter some of that with supportive environments and building our capacity for this time. How are you building your capacity? My daily meditation practice is one of my strategies. It has helped me weather the highs and lows of 2025 with deeper compassion, clarity, steadiness and helped me access my inner warrior (bad ass spirit :).
Do you think about what are you practicing? Isolation, building community, catastrophic thinking, avoidance, holding tension in your body, shaming others or yourself, peace building, antifragility, gentleness....? Are you on autopilot? Are you embodied? Are you present for your life?
