No discussion around freedom would be complete without an exploration of free will. Now this is a very large and loaded topic with volumes and volumes written about it, so for the purposes of this discussion I’m going to cut to the heart of the hours of reading and research I’ve done into this topic...

Let’s take this idea of constraints a little further. Naturally, as human beings, we have physical constraints, like the fact that we must eat and breathe in order to survive.

There are, of course, mental constraints that exist as well. One of my favorite quotes is by Bob Marley, “Emancipate yourse...

What does it mean to be free? 
What does it feel like to be free? 

Is the leaf carried by the wind free? 
Is the soaring bird free? 

I used to think freedom
was the falcon. 
Fast. 
Fierce.
Flying above it all. 

But what if freedom is 
not the flight, 
but the homecoming; 
not the wings, 
but the sky.   

I...

Forgiveness is often misunderstood and misrepresented. It's not just a moral or religious concept but a deeply personal journey that each of us must navigate in our own way.

This post aims to shed light on the true nature of forgiveness, exploring its complexities, challenges, and the transformativ...

I wanted to take the opportunity to go through what I call an archaeology of freedom: meaning, I want to lay out a first approach and then introduce further layers to go deeper each time into our assumptions about freedom.

Obviously, it's a huge topic. We can spend days on it and weeks on it, but I...

I'd like to share a quote by David Whyte: “To forgive is to assume a larger identity than the person who was first hurt. To mature and bring to fruition an identity that can put its arm not only around the afflicted one within, but also around the memories seared within us by the original blow. And ...

Forgiveness is letting go of wishing that the past was any different than it was. 

If we are able to let go of the expectation we had of that person, of that situation, that's where forgiveness lies. But if we can't, if we just want the past to be different, we'll be stuck in it. 

Of course, that’...

So, starting to put all of this together, how can we actually take steps to find forgiveness for someone or something that has wronged us?

Let’s break it down:

The moment we find ourselves in a situation that is posing a challenge, that is causing hurt, the first step is to actually embrace the fu...

There is a time
to rise with the sun,
to put your hand to the wind
and walk where the path dissolves
into the unknown.

There is a time
when the soul throws off its coat,
steps out into the cold morning
without knowing where it goes —
only that it must go.

A time when the body aches 
with the weight of ques...

What gets in the way of forgiveness? 

I mean, there are certainly times when forgiveness is really challenging. We experience so much resistance around forgiveness, don't we? But what gets in the way? Can we kind of deconstruct this resistance? 

David Whyte, the poet said, “forgiveness is a hearta...

As we continue this conversation around forgiveness it’s important to take a step back and see the big picture, not just focus on the individual moment where things went sideways.

The causal stream – cause and effect – can have such a history to it (and by definition it does) that the events that l...

We live in a relational world. The only way we can actually experience love is through relation: relation with other people, relation with nature. We operate in relation. Constantly.

That is the nature of the human experience! So by our very nature, we're going to have situations where we bump into...