Do cats think? Do trees worry? Do mountains fret over whether theyâre 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 patĂ©, kibble and deliciously … Continue reading
In the world of nervous system healing, âregulationâ is the technical term for a healthy nervous system. Thatâs why I keep talking about âregulating your nervous systemâ as the goal. However, Daily Rage Subscriber Rhiannon makes an excellent point in her reply to my email on âHow I beat up the kid next doorâ 侮 Continue reading
My Dad likes to tell this story from when I was a kid⊠At maybe 7 years old (I canât remember it đ€·ââïž), apparently I got into a fight with the next door neighbour’s kid đ„· It was a BBQ at a family friendsâ place. The adults were all on the back deck eating snags, … Continue reading
NSD is short for ânervous system dysregulationâ. If youâve got NSD, it essentially means that your nervous system is stuck ON or OFF (or both at the same time). If itâs stuck in ON (sympathetic / fight or flight) mode: Youâre anxious. Angry. You rarely feel safe. Youâre hyper-sensitive. You canât focus. You canât âcome … Continue reading
SHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIT đŹ 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 đ 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 đ 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 đ€ When they want you, they want you. They insert themselves into the middle of whatever Iâm 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 đł). But when they donât want you, youâre invisible. I … Continue reading
Itâs simple advice. Just be here now. Donât think. Donât imagine anything. Just be here now. And yet⊠Itâs incredibly difficult, is it not? Look at how most people live. Itâs ALL about distractions. Itâs as if the entire world is designed simply to distract us from whatâs happening right now. Thinking is simply the … Continue reading
Iâm sitting next to Storm on the couch/sofa/day-bed in my office while listening to Ainât 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 canât 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, itâs like pulling nails. Where before I devoured non-fiction books⊠âŠnow I devour fantasy (Iâm currently on book 6 of the Wheel of Time and LOVING … Continue reading