What’s the problem with uncertainty? When we delve into the nature of everything, we always find a quality of uncertainty. Yet the ego — the strong sense of self that wants things solid and known — can’t quite buy the fact that things are uncertain. So, an onslaught of desperate attempts to keep things fixed and unchanged ensues. Surprisingly, though, I don’t hear people talking about uncertainty, and I don’t see why. It’s our collective conundrum to fight it, and it’s in th

I recently read a quote that said, “The wound is where the light comes in.” I like the ring of this quote, but it’s my experience that the light rebounds off the wounded area, at least for a time, because it hurts too much to be filled with light. We all have wounds from the present and our past. We move through the world with these wounds that shape our responses and actions. Being conscious of when we are living and acting from these wounded places makes it possible to brin

If I allow the tidal wave of emotions stored inside to rise and release, then something surprisingly calm comes after. I am amazed at how many times I need to relearn this same lesson, as if each time were the first. I trust there is wisdom in this process unfolding, and the leap into this kind of emotional expression is necessary for balance. Yet each time as I go towards that thing that is calling my attention, it’s so uncomfortable, simply because feeling pain is hard. It’