On my recent psychedelic plant medicine dieta, my maestro/teacher Felix said something interesting. He told us to spend our day observing nature and see what we can learn š The sky, mountains and wind. The plants, flowers and trees. The birds and the bees. According to Felix, this is where the Shipibo people derive a lot … Continue reading
These cats š¤ When they want you, they want you. They insert themselves into the middle of whatever Iām doing to get what they want: Cuddles, head rubs and tasty cat treats that are not fit for human consumption (I read the ingredients label today š³). But when they donāt want you, youāre invisible. I … Continue reading
I looked at my bearded friend Rob and inhaled from my Cuban cigar. We were at the Chedi, a luxury boutique hotel tucked away on the shores of the Ping River in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Candlelight danced across the marble table between us and created interesting shadows and colours as it passed through our glasses … Continue reading
Itās simple advice. Just be here now. Donāt think. Donāt imagine anything. Just be here now. And yetā¦ Itās incredibly difficult, is it not? Look at how most people live. Itās ALL about distractions. Itās as if the entire world is designed simply to distract us from whatās happening right now. Thinking is simply the … Continue reading
Zeus and Storm continue to amaze me. Just last night, I was sitting outside on the veranda while watching the sunset when along comes Zeus (or was it Storm?), gliding through the grass without a sound despite the fact that it was basically dark. No rustling the grass. No stepping on twigs or leaves to alert their … Continue reading
Tired. Beat-up. Exhausted. Itās hard to thinkā¦ ā¦and hard to write. I feel like Iāve just finished a marathon or perhaps one of those workouts where you almost vomit. I think I know why too. Each day, before I write this email, Iāve been making rages (lessons) for Rageheart. In the rages, I teach all … Continue reading
Iām sitting next to Storm on the couch/sofa/day-bed in my office while listening to Aināt No Mountain High Enough and gazing at Apu Pitusiray out the window. Storm lies on her side in a sort of oval shape with her tail under her feet and one paw resting on her face. The little cutie. I canāt see … Continue reading
I used to read a lot of books. Maybe one book a week even. All non-fiction of course. But now? I almost never read non-fiction. Or if I do, itās like pulling nails. Where before I devoured non-fiction booksā¦ ā¦now I devour fantasy (Iām currently on book 6 of the Wheel of Time and LOVING … Continue reading
I looked at my watch: 2:43 AM Shit š¢ I needed to wake up at 6am to get to work and I still hadnāt fallen asleep yet. Or had I? Maybe Iād fallen asleep but woken upā¦ Iām not so sure šµāš« Either way, I knew that if I was awake at 2:43 AM, the following day … Continue reading
A couple days ago, I received the following email from beastly rager Sonam. It’s about an intensely triggering experience he had at work that led to him almost rage-quitting his job… and how he handled it (quite beautifully). Here’s Sonam: The week before last I was moving steadily throughĀ my ragesĀ at my own pace. Practicing feeling awareness throughout … Continue reading