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Honour all ancestors – of land, lineage and spirit. Live in balance. This is a steady life’s mission.
And even after years of this commitment, I can Calendar Year Reflections
And even after years of this commitment, I can Tag Archives: mental-health
And even after years of this commitment, I can For the love of destruction
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We recently revisited one of my favourite childhood movies with our daughter, Ferngully. I was reminded of the depiction of pure destruction and the power and joy …
The Paradox of Healing
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Years ago when I took a uni course on social psychology my main takeaway was that people who use positive psychology have better mental health than those
… Honouring our Rage
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Rage matters. It’s a passionate, spirited emotion. Spirit keeps our inner fires burning and helps us feel alive. We need healthy spirits! I remember spiritual teacher Tom
… Parenting with Indigenous Science
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There’s so much parenting advice, and so little I resonate with, so I thought I’d share my perspective.
Parenting is about building relationships through developmentally appropriate leadership
… Darkness
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“Darkness is the purest form of light” is a teaching I deeply honour from Tiwa Elder Joseph Rael – Beautiful Painted Arrow. He says this because out …
Spiritual Secret Sauce
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Over the years I have observed a number of spiritual seekers looking for a ‘secret sauce’ solution to their lives – some kind of trick or program …
Clean & Dirty Pain
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I recently came across the concepts of clean and dirty pain. This is a well written deep dive if you want to read it before I share …
Witnessing
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Witnessing is an important method of learning and healing. In a MOOC (massive open online course) I recently completed on indigenous early child development, witnessing was …
Material Wealth
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When I was growing up, I watched my father hoard food, books, even household cleaning items. I remember the pain I felt when he told me the …