This is what you shall do by Walt Whitman
“This is what you shall do; Love the earth and sun and the animals, despise riches, give alms to every one that asks, stand up for the stupid and crazy, devote your income and labor to others, hate tyrants, argue not concerning God, have patience and indulgence [...]

I discovered this quote yesterday and realized why I love coconuts so much:
“In the garden of gentle sanity, may you be bombarded by coconuts of wakefulness.” – Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche
And after the amazing bevvy I had today at 15th St. Coffee, I dedicate this brew to the flavor of that phrase.

Coconuts of Wakefulness
1 part bhakti [...]

Today I was transported great distances without leaving 2 miles from my home: a hike over the ridge this morning, looking out to the green green foothills of flagstaff and chatauqua looked not-from-here; time spent at a new (to me) cafe was full of bright new faces, heartfelt conversations, and the enjoyment of a frothy [...]

In this year of manifesting magic, and with the new moon upon us and accompanied by an eclipse, listen deeper to the intuitive channel and keep it open for downloading. Tune in to what nurtures you.
PS. The new moon is a fabulous time to collage and vision board. Need encouragement? Read my recent article in [...]

Summer turned on a few nights ago here in Boulder as the nights took the days warmth to bed. I love the warmy-spot of summer and how it makes my muscles feel so loose and so free. There’s an inherent ease with these warmer months. I am loving the evening walks, the evening sends, swinging [...]

I don’t know about you, but when I do too much thinking and not enough breathing, all that mental tension makes for some crazy-dreamtime-journeys filled with an equivalent amount of anxiety. I wake up feeling not-so-refreshed.
One of my favorite quotes to help me get unstuck, and one I use in The Inspiration Book, is: ”If something [...]

“There is a fountain of youth: it is your mind, your talents, the creativity you bring to your life and the lives of the people you love. When you learn to tap this source, you will truly have defeated age.” - Sophia Loren

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“When someone quotes the old poetic image / about clouds gradually uncovering the moon, / slowly loosen knot by knot the strings / of your robe. / Like this.” [...]

I was thinking earlier this week how life is but a collage: a collection of fragments and memories and lyrics and photographs that we hold together in the story of our experience – drawing meaning from the pieces and their juxtapositions. I think collage is an apt metaphor, and also the next trend in art.
I [...]

“What was that amazing dream you had a few weeks ago, Schultz?” the famous artist Johnny Lace asked.
“Oh, the floating chicken lantern dream? It went like this,” I said as I closed my eyes and channeled that vision again. “I found myself outside in the freshness of air at the top of the Sanitas Valley Trail in [...]