“If we’re free from the burden of trying to be completely original, we can stop trying to make something out of nothing, and we can embrace influence instead of running away from it.” by Austin Kleon in “Steal Like an Artist” reflections Kia ora koutou, 大家好, warm greetings to you, Reader! On the previous edition, I recall being in a state of clarity I hadn't felt in some time. There was new year energy (especially lunar new year); it was summer in the southern hemisphere, with seemingly...
2 months ago • 9 min read
“Extreme independence or the inability to receive support from others is a trauma response. Your I don't need anyone, I'll just do it all myself conditioning is a survival tactic. You learnt ― if I don't put myself in a situation where I rely on someone, I won't have to be disappointed when they don't show up for me.” by Matt Brown, She Is Not Your Rehab: One Man’s Journey to Healing and the Global Anti-Violence Movement He Inspired reflections Kia ora koutou, 大家好, greetings to you Reader,...
5 months ago • 5 min read
“Everything you do right now ripples outward and affects everyone. Your posture can shine your heart or transmit anxiety. Your breath can radiate love or muddy the room in depression. Your glance can awaken joy. Your words can inspire freedom. Your every act can open hearts and minds.” by David Deida, Blue Truth reflections As this calendar year comes to a close, I sit with immense gratitude for the challenges, growth, and joy the past 12 months have gifted me. I have been reminded as well as...
7 months ago • 12 min read
“It's not possible to save the world by trying to save it. You need to find what is genuinely yours to offer the world before you can make it a better place. Discovering your unique gift to bring to your community is your greatest opportunity and challenge. The offering of that gift — your true self — is the most you can do to love and serve the world. And it is all the world needs.” by Thomas Berry, Soulcraft: Crossing into the Mysteries of Nature and Psyche open share / musings Kia ora...
10 months ago • 13 min read
“It's not possible to save the world by trying to save it. You need to find what is genuinely yours to offer the world before you can make it a better place. Discovering your unique gift to bring to your community is your greatest opportunity and challenge. The offering of that gift — your true self — is the most you can do to love and serve the world. And it is all the world needs.” by Thomas Berry, Soulcraft: Crossing into the Mysteries of Nature and Psyche open share / musings Yesterday, I...
over 1 year ago • 10 min read
“Life is not something, it is the opportunity for something!” by Viktor E Frankl, in Yes To Life, In Spite Of Everything open share / musings Kia ora (greetings), friends and whānau (family), Thank you, Reader, for opening this newsletter and taking the time and curiosity to read what I put out to the world. I send you this compilation with care from Aotearoa New Zealand, for I am here. I am back in the land of the long white cloud, native to the Māori peoples. The feelings and emotions have...
almost 2 years ago • 17 min read
“The curious paradox is that when I accept myself, just as I am, then I can change.” - Carl Rogers open share / musings Greetings, Reader Like most newsletters, this edition is written/created in chunks. At the moment I'm writing this, I'm sitting on a fallen cedar tree (I think) laying across Wildcat Creek on the Kitsap peninsula of western Washington state. The mid-afternoon sun is lighting up the tops of the canopy all around me, diffusing the summer sun into a soft glow here on the forest...
almost 2 years ago • 14 min read
“I have made peace with the things I cannot change. I have the courage to change the things that I can.And I have the wisdom to know the difference.” - Serenity Prayer by Sah D'Simone open share / musings From the indigenous lands of the Shoshone, Bannock, Blackfoot, Crow, Flathead, Gros Ventre, and Nez Perce people, I send you, Reader, my warmest greetings. About a year ago, in the city of Guayaquil in Ecuador, an absolutely magical, memorable day was unfolding. I had begun that day well...
about 2 years ago • 14 min read
“Truth is not to be found outside. No teacher, no scripture can give it to you. It is inside you and if you wish to attain it, seek your own company. Be with yourself.”- Osho open share / musings Good morning, afternoon, or evening, Reader! I wish to start with gratitude for you and 438(!) others who receive the subtledream newsletter. It is a humbling and radical feeling each time I craft this publication together. 2+ years into this practice, I can tell you the discipline, the devotion, the...
over 2 years ago • 14 min read