August 2021

Ritual Indulgence.

The obsession with fresh flowers began approximately twenty years ago. I was living in NYC, working my weekdays in public relations and being an assistant. On the weekends, because the weekday job did not pay enough for me to have any cushion, I worked weekends. Plus, a weekend job kept me out of trouble byContinue reading “Ritual Indulgence.”

The Path.

I was having a chat with someone recently about career paths and life paths. They were under the impression that most people do in fact have a linear path… And that the most successful people (their impression of “successful” people, anyway) have a natural progression of roles and responsibilities. “You would never take a jobContinue reading “The Path.”

“Let’s All Just Take A Nice, Deep Breath.”

It’s one of the most comfortable moments I’ve ever experienced. And I got the pleasure to experience it a handful of times, in different cities even. I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the shaman – a Maetsro Ayahuascero and Australian living Peru – who was and is a key piece of my journey withContinue reading ““Let’s All Just Take A Nice, Deep Breath.””

I’ve Made Peace With Broccoli.

I’ve hated it my whole life. I’ve never understood people who love the taste of it. And until the age of about 42, I felt this way. Then I had to learn to tolerate it. It’s a power veggie. You eat two cups of it a day, and you’re knocking out a number of nutrientsContinue reading “I’ve Made Peace With Broccoli.”

The Reminder To Make Noise.

It’s three years old, but I can’t bring myself to delete it from my Facebook Messenger. It was the shaman who had first served me ayahuasca four and a half years earlier. I’d been all over the world with him, and would spend a collective three months of my life with him over that time.Continue reading “The Reminder To Make Noise.”

I Didn’t Like Their Relationship With Alcohol.

“Why did it end?” Oh so many reasons, I wanted to respond to the question. It was the resident nosy busy-body of the office. The person who always wanted to know the latest gossip, but had an opinion on something even if they had no context. Normally, I’d ignore the fuck out of this typeContinue reading “I Didn’t Like Their Relationship With Alcohol.”