Instructions before visiting earth

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Someone on Instagram shared this poem by James McCrae, and I was instantly hooked.

I’m always amazed at how creativity — whether through poetry, art, music, writing, speaking, dancing, performing… anything that rises from deep within and finds its way into the world — has the power to touch another soul so profoundly.
There is something sacred about that exchange.
We need this. Always and forever.
Thank you, James, for this one.

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anger – guilt – hope?

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Right now, I feel anger.
And I feel guilt.
And I feel sadness.
And I feel desperation.

I feel anger because I look at what’s going on in the United States — Minnesota, but also other parts of the world — and I see so much hatred and so much power and so much money leading these so-called powerful people into hell.

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The hidden side of being self-employed (as a mindfulness teacher)

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Stepping into full-time self-employment as a mindfulness and MBSR teacher has brought unexpected challenges — not in the teaching itself, but in everything that surrounds it. From marketing to visibility to “putting myself out there,” I’m learning to navigate this new landscape while staying authentic and true to my path. In this reflection, I share what this journey feels like and what I’m learning along the way.

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The mountain and the journey

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During a recent Meditation Circle, I read an excerpt from Yoga by Emmanuel Carrère that beautifully captures what meditation really is — not escaping our experience, but being with it. He ends with a Zen poem about a mountain that keeps changing shape — a reminder that the path of meditation, like life itself, is less about reaching the top and more about learning to truly see.

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The beauty of being lost

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There are moments in life when being lost is not a mistake, but an opening. When we stop searching for the way, something deeper begins to reveal itself — softly, naturally, in its own time. This is a reflection on the beauty of being lost, and the quiet trust that grows when we allow ourselves to simply be where we are.

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