Once you've named refusal as a moral choice, the next question tends to arrive quickly: refusal toward what, exactly? And this is where something opens that fixed beliefs can't reach — the turn toward practice, toward figuring it out alongside others, toward reverence for what resists being fully pinned down. Something loosens in that. It's the difference between knowing where you stand and learning how to move.

This week's reflection @ https://medium.com/collaborative-action-network/to-the-lifeboats-6fe08434d9a9

#Presence #Polycrisis #MutualAid

One November morning, my alarm went off at 4:30. My body said no. That single act of listening changed how I understand balance.

The guilt came first. Then something quieter.

When did you last choose rest?

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#yogalifestyle #seasonalwellness #presence
#slowdown #embodiedwisdom #morningpractice

Most of us have spent years waiting for something; the right moment, the right conditions, the clarity that will finally make it obvious what to do. There's a particular recognition that arrives when you realise the future has been quietly absorbing everything we'd rather not deal with right now. The lifeboat doesn't get built there. It gets built here, in whatever time is actually available.
This week's reflection @ bit.ly/4rzVmbR
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In 2003, there was a suicide and a murder there. The suicide involved a man who walked into an aisle and shot himself. Rumor is that if you go to that aisle, you’ll feel a cold wind rush past you and get the sense someone is behind you. A man also shot his daughter in fr...

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Walmart - Haunted Lineage

In 2003, there was a suicide and a murder there. The suicide involved a man who walked into an aisle and shot himself. Rumor is that if you go to that

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How I use small ritual moments—hand-washing, bells, Pomodoro—to anchor attention, deepen presence, and convert ordinary life into purposeful practice.

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/life-lessons/2025/11/importance-of-ritual-moments

#Rituals #Presence #MindfulWork #Mindfulness #Productivity

I still wake early, still run, still practice yoga. The practices didn't change. My relationship to them did.

Holding it loosely. Trusting rhythm, not the plan.

What would shift for you if you held your practice a little more loosely?

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#mindfulness #surrender #listening
#holdlightly #embodiedwisdom #dailypractice

Have a Fucking Website - Other Strangeness — merritt k

For fuck's sake

Other Strangeness — merritt k
Some outfits ask for attention.
Others simply deserve it.
#houseofarmant #quietconfidence #presence
Something is all around you. And something is all around you. Curious? Tap the link. Then, make plans to put your face in the place as we grow and go in Jesus! #presence #WestBroadOnline #RealLifeMinistry4RealLife
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The pose was correct. The breath landed. Something was still absent from the practice.

Even a silent, internal audience changes everything.

What does practice feel like when no one is watching?

Read the full essay

https://medium.com/@clarainsweden/why-i-stopped-trying-to-be-a-good-yogi-0802a37b88a9

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#yogalife #authenticpractice #presence
#yogaphilosophy #spiritualgrowth #yogaidentity