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The Things We Avoid
Maybe the first step toward attending to what needs attending isn't forcing myself to do it. Maybe it's stopping the judgment. Recognizing that I'm overwhelmed, that this is hard right now, and that's okay. If I can offer compassion to others when struggling, maybe I deserve that same kindness too.
https://naturalplaceblog.com/2026/04/19/the-things-we-avoid/
Some Spring Macro Photography – April 2026
Got out this weekend to see some of the new life sprouting...I hope you enjoy.
https://naturalplaceblog.com/2026/04/16/some-spring-macro-photography-april-2026/
For years, recurring nightmares of aliens terrorified me awake; hyperventilating, drenched in sweat. But something shifted. In a recent dream, when panic surged, I simply chose to breathe. The fear dissolved. What I discovered next wasn't mystical; it was practical, embodied, and transformative.
For years, recurring nightmares of aliens terrorified me awake; hyperventilating, drenched in sweat. But something shifted. In a recent dream, when panic surged, I simply chose to breathe. The fear dissolved. What I discovered next wasn't mystical; it was practical, embodied, and transformative.
The Evolution of Meditation: And What Meditation Is…
A journey into meditation following a significant betrayal. Initially confused by varying guides I learned to simply observe in silence. Over years of practice I discovered meditation is about letting go rather than forcing experiences. This evolved into a curiosity about gentle intention and self-observation, leading to deeper personal insights.
https://naturalplaceblog.com/2026/04/14/the-evolution-of-meditation-and-what-meditation-is/
The difference feels like strain versus reorientation. Willpower is me standing in front of the desire, trying to hold it back. This shift is me seeing past it, recognizing that the same energy can either be spent on the craving or directed toward what I actually want.
https://naturalplaceblog.com/2026/04/09/what-my-addiction-taught-me-about-desire/
The Sculpture Made of Salt
The rain started. The salt dissolved. The statue understood. He was always meant to be something more, something boundless and timeless. He would be part of everything, and everything a part of him. All the rigidness that he once thought he was fell away. He no longer thought. He felt.
https://naturalplaceblog.com/2026/04/06/the-sculpture-made-of-salt/
I thought I'd learned this lesson. But sitting down to record my first podcast, I felt it creeping back in; that need to impress, to do it "the right way." My head started to spin again. How did I get here? Time and time again, I forget: when I finally let go and trust myself, everything comes together.
https://naturalplaceblog.com/2026/03/31/getting-in-my-own-way-the-research-trap/
After years of chasing mystical truths through philosophy and introspection, one question kept circling back: how do I make it real? The answer arrived wrapped in the whimsy of Fishsticks. A podcast idea where high-flying ideas touch ground, where the abstract becomes audible and shareable. Where philosophy finally learns to breathe.
https://naturalplaceblog.com/2026/03/26/philosophy-and-fishsticks-finding-ground-in-the-mystical/
A short poem: Alone and Not Alone
https://naturalplaceblog.com/2026/03/21/alone-and-not-alone/
Journaling creates a feedback loop with the deeper portions of ourselves. Like opening an inner dialogue with different parts of ourselves that we often don't let see the light of day. Almost like visiting the inner prison we have built after years of life lived and traumas survived.
https://naturalplaceblog.com/2026/03/20/unfiltered-the-unexpected-power-of-deep-journaling/
