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So, one of the things I’ve learned caring for people is we say things to ourselves we would NEVER say to our worst enemy. We see everything we do, and most of us endure a constant stream of negativity and criticism towards ourselves. Why did I do that? What the hell was I thinking when… Continue reading Questions

Anger. Fear. Shriveling self-doubt. Although I cannot close my door to you, I do not have to give you  the food from my table   Shame. Regret. Clinging attachment. I will welcome you as guests with painful gifts to offer me, but I do not have to turn down the bed and invite you to… Continue reading Guests Passing Through

I just got back from an amazing adventure with my son and his friend. We attempted to hike the full Timberline trail, an incredible 39 mile loop around the Mt. Hood wilderness, but the snow pack was still too thick around the northeast slope of the mountain to make it safely. In fact there was… Continue reading So Many Ways of Being Lost…

One of my favorite books is Hermania Ibarra’s Working Identities. (Here’s a short video with Ibarra talking about transition.) Ibarra makes the fantastic point that change comes through experimentation. We’d love to imagine that we could sit around in our office or take off on retreat in some beautiful place and just imagine what it… Continue reading Because It’s Mine

The first time I ascended Mt. St. Helens it was May and the mountain was covered in snow. Mt. St. Helens is a great mountain to start with in the Pacific Northwest. Before the eruption St. Helens reached 9,677 feet, and now she is stands at 8,363 feet at the highest place along the rim… Continue reading Rest Step