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Everything Has Changed. Everything is Exactly the Same.
I wasn’t sure what to expect. I thought that I would find answers, experience enlightenment, discover the secret of life. I would come back different. Forever changed. I would know exactly who I am...
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Live Simply
“Lose all wars. All wars are lost to begin with” ~Maezen I moved to Boulder on April 1st of 2012. I drove from my parent’s home between San Marcos & Wimberley to South Boulder. Everything I owned...
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Poco A Poco
I keep coming back to this lesson. One my teacher’s teacher – always delighted with the Spanish phrase “poco a poco” – applied to our life and our practice. I discovered this teaching in the most...
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No Turning Back
Tomorrow I, Erica O’Grady, will be jumping out of a perfectly safe airplane. I am not sure what possessed me to sign up for this free-falling adventure…but I’m starting to think maybe…just maybe it...
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Thanks S. For tonight. For everything. For Geodesic Domes and Powerballs. Prawns, Future Journaling, Westin Heavenly Beds, The Coffee Maker You’ll Never Use, Secret Languages and all things Pro. Games....
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Inscribed in the Temple of Apollo at Delphi is the Ancient Greek Maxim ΓΝΩΘΙ ΣΑΥΤΟΝ, translated as “Know Thyself”. As someone who is naturally introspective and frequently searching for ways to improve...
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The Day is White as Paper
Until today I’d never heard of James Salter. He’s an American Novelist – the kind of novelist whose prose will stop you in your tracks. His writing is succinct and reminiscent of Hemingway. For those...
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The Danger In Thinking We Know
I’m reading a book on acting, and in the beginning the acting teacher tells a Zen Koan that I know well. I call it “Overflowing Tea”. Only he doesn’t tell it the way I would tell it or the way I’ve...
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The Person I Used To Be
The person I would most like to meet before I die…or before she dies…or before it’s too late once said: “We are well advised to keep on nodding terms with the people we used to be, whether we find...
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Wherever You Are Is Exactly Where You’re Supposed To Be
The weather was perfect that day. Wait. You’re never supposed to start a story with the weather? It’s “bad” writing? Hmmmm…let’s see. How about… Once Upon a Time in a Redwood Valley in Northern...
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Thoughts On Hiking In The Snow
Photo by Joseph O’Leary Expectations cause a lot of suffering. I am constantly reminding my friends to let go of their expectations about that boy, girl, job, event. “Surrender to outcomes.” I say....
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Happy Birthday Joan Didion
Several years ago, I saw a talk where Sean Parker (former president of Facebook, founder of Napster) was interviewing Pablo Coelho (author of The Alchemist). Midway through the talk, Coelho waxes...
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We Can Do Hard Things. 2014 & The Year of #SURRENDER.
Photo by Joseph O’Leary There are words that trigger us. Words that take us down dusty holes filled with gossamer memories. I believe words have great power. That’s why years ago my friends and I...
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14 in 2014
Photo by Joseph O’Leary 14 Goals for 2014. Spend More Time On The Cushion. Sitting on the couch at Hazy Moon the other night, my teacher told me - “Nothing fills you up like emptiness”. It’s this...
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Why You Should Always Risk A Broken Heart
Photo by Joseph O’Leary It starts with an idea. Well, in truth, it starts with a broken heart. That’s how all daring adventures begin. When our hearts are broken – they are also wide open – and...
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Wherever You Are Is Exactly Where You’re Supposed To Be
The weather was perfect that day. Wait. You’re never supposed to start a story with the weather? It’s “bad” writing? Hmmmm…let’s see. How about… Once Upon a Time in a Redwood Valley in Northern...
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Sitting With Sadness
My first office was in Houston’s Museum District at a coworking space called Caroline Collective. Concrete floors, cotton candy pink walls with a brown accent, a white IKEA architect’s desk, a crystal...
View ArticleDay 4: Ladies Who Lunch
Yoga = 3. Meditation = 4. Solvitur Ambulando = 4. Writing = 3. Reading = 4. Do Good Work = 4. LOST MY YOGA & WRITING STREAK Food Consumed Today: Earl Grey Tea w/Honey & Cream A few bites of a...
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Day 5: Walking To Save My Life
Yoga = 3. Meditation = 5. Solvitur Ambulando = 5. Writing = 3. Reading = 5. Do Good Work = 5. STILL STRUGGLING WITH YOGA & WRITING Food Consumed Today: Udi Granola with Whole Milk Banana...
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Yoga = 3. Meditation = 6. Solvitur Ambulando = 5. Writing = 4. Reading = 6. Do Good Work = 6. YOGA FALLS BY THE WAY SIDE (…but since I’m writing this from the future, I know this is only temporary)...
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