“The most common form of despair is not being who you are.” ~Søren Kierkegaard I didn’t lose it all at once. First I lost myself—slowly, quietly, in the way that only happens when someone you trust questions everything you think…
Is it possible for spirituality and spiritual paradigms to change? Let me explain. If you look at some of the doctrines on the planet, they will proclaim that God is the same yesterday, today, and forever. However, as your relationship…
Hi Everyone Today the angels are talking about how much there is to enjoy in the ways that can distract us from this perspective and how to get back. I’m sharing my latest inspirations and ways to get back to…
This week we move into the deep, transformative waters of the Scorpio Full Moon, a time of deep healing, shadow work, and soul-level change. Something is changing for you right now and the angels want you to know you are…
A few weeks ago I was sitting in my home office staring at a blank screen. There was a deadline, a topic that really excited me, and nothing came of it. The writer’s block was suffocating. So I did what…
“The world breaks everyone, and after that many people are strong in broken places.” ~Ernest Hemingway My grandmother just died. My sister and I came from the room where her body still lay and stood in silence in the elevator…
For HSPs, living in a state of unsustainable uncertainty can seem like too much. But there are ways to cope more easily. “The world hurts my soul.” A friend and highly sensitive person (HSP) sent me these words over the…
If the filter is turned up too high, it will constantly doubt itself. Nothing seems good enough to tell. Amara was at a backyard cookout when she noticed a woman she had never met before. The woman crouched next to…
A few months ago, I found myself scrolling through a self-improvement thread at 11pm reading about morning routines, journaling, and how to “be your best self in 90 days.” By the time I hung up the phone, I was no…
Between 1984 and 2015 Inquiring Mind was a semi-annual print journal devoted to the transmission of the buddhadharma to the West. The archive contains all thirty-one years Inquiring Mind interviews, essays, poetry, art and more – currently hosted by the…
