I waded into the kitchen last night after dinner and saw glass bottles EVERYWHERE 😳 I say “waded” because it was like wading into the ocean, except instead of water, it was a 3-foot deep “sea” of glass bottles (thankfully, the bottles were unbroken). There were glass bottles on the floor… …glass bottles on all … Continue reading
I just rolled and stretched out my sore, aching muscles with a red lacrosse ball on the back porch ⚾️ Every morning, I aim for 15 minutes. I don’t always do it… but I know if I do it at least every 4 days in 5, I’ll feel better, I’ll be more flexible (physically AND … Continue reading
Do cats think? Do trees worry? Do mountains fret over whether they’re good enough to be a sausage entrepreneur or a mother of five or an Oscar-winning actor? You can learn a lot observing nature. Just this morning, I watched one of our kittens Zeus as he ate his breakfast (trout paté, kibble and deliciously … Continue reading
In the world of nervous system healing, “regulation” is the technical term for a healthy nervous system. That’s why I keep talking about “regulating your nervous system” as the goal. However, Daily Rage Subscriber Rhiannon makes an excellent point in her reply to my email on “How I beat up the kid next door” 😯 … Continue reading
My Dad likes to tell this story from when I was a kid… At maybe 7 years old (I can’t remember it 🤷♂️), apparently I got into a fight with the next door neighbour’s kid 🥷 It was a BBQ at a family friends’ place. The adults were all on the back deck eating snags, … Continue reading
NSD is short for “nervous system dysregulation”. If you’ve got NSD, it essentially means that your nervous system is stuck ON or OFF (or both at the same time). If it’s stuck in ON (sympathetic / fight or flight) mode: You’re anxious. Angry. You rarely feel safe. You’re hyper-sensitive. You can’t focus. You can’t “come … Continue reading
SHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIT 😬 I slam on the brakes. The back wheel starts to slide. Everything goes slo-mo as I roll towards the station wagon in the middle of the road 🚗 Closer. Then closer. Then CLOSER… I start noticing small details on the car. Rust on the car door. Dust on the mud flaps. A dent in … Continue reading
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 🌄 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 😤 When they want you, they want you. They insert themselves into the middle of whatever I’m 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 😳). But when they don’t want you, you’re invisible. I … Continue reading
It’s simple advice. Just be here now. Don’t think. Don’t imagine anything. Just be here now. And yet… It’s incredibly difficult, is it not? Look at how most people live. It’s ALL about distractions. It’s as if the entire world is designed simply to distract us from what’s happening right now. Thinking is simply the … Continue reading