When we are having shifts in our psyche, in our way of being, even positive shifts, especially positive shifts, junk shakes out. Bits of dark flotsam and jetsam slip out. This stuff feels awful.

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See, you put -licious after anything and it sounds so much better.
So, the other day, I was talking about how I like money, and how it took me a long time to like money and to like me.
And I was thinking about my boat.
See, I’m boat pregnant. Meaning, sometime in the next 18 months, I will bring forward a boat. It will be a boat with at least one bedroom. And a shower. And a wee kitchen. And it will be floating on the Columbia river.
Boat …

So, I was talking to my friend, Fabeku, on the phone the other day. And we were talking about money. And how we like it.
And how it’s taboo to like it.
Or how people think that people with money are dicks. Or unscrupulous. Or ridiculously lucky. Or taking money from people who need it.
Sigh.
I find it interesting that we don’t have these conversations about love or health, the two other resources that support us.
We never say, People who are loved are dicks. …

Havi Brooks taught a Shiva Nata class on Friday evening at the new playground, a beauteous space.
Here’s Havi, shiva-nata-ing:

So, the idea to Shiva Nata is that you completely occupy your brain, so you can’t think about whatever you typically think about. You just focus on your arms doing their thing and then epiphanies happen.
If you’re not failing, it’s not hard enough. If you’re doing it perfectly, it means that there is room to think.
What happened to me
Havi asked us to think of a word to support us as we …

Meet my friend, Dave
I have a friend who is a vintage collectibles dealer. This is a great thing, because he finds beautiful stuff and he has a generous heart, so he’s always finding things for his friends that he gives away.
So, I am the new owner of a beautiful little yellow pot that’s perfect for warming milk for my latte.
He had a session with me recently to figure out how to take the next step in his business.
In my meditation, I saw him at a thrift …