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Hi Reader, I genuinely believe that we’re each the curators of our own experience, even though I forget it all the time. I don’t mean curator as in “only look at my apparent fabulousness on social media” sort of way. I mean the deeper way I get to choose where I put my energy, my attention, my focus, my love… I can decide what story I tell myself, who I hang out with, what I eat. Every little decision shapes my life, and curates my reality, if you will. Reality is layered. There are thousands...
Hi Reader, I’ve been dancing for years, but I still take classes, because there’s always more to learn. One of the reasons I love dance so much is how literal it is as a lesson for life and relationships. The other day in class, the teacher was explaining how the follower should surrender into the arms of the leader, but keep one foot back for stability. That way, if the leader doesn’t know the move or loses balance, the follower still has their own grounding. What I heard was:Yes, surrender...
Hi Reader, Last week, I explained why working magic on other people, even the most idiotic of authoritarians, is not the best use of my magic. That’s because the deepest, most effective magic isn’t about bending the will of other people. It’s about transforming your own. That’s where liberation begins. I’ve seen it again and again: the people who change their lives, their relationships, even the course of their communities, are the ones who learn to work magic on themselves first. Because:...