Most of us grow up learning that summer begins in June and ends in September. The school calendar says so. The weather often agrees, at least where Denise Elysa lives on the coast of British Columbia. But astronomically and energetically, something more significant is happening at the summer solstice than the start of a social season. The summer solstice is …
Defeated and Grateful: Holding Duality and Living Wholly
A natural result of committing to this inner work is it tends to expand one’s capacity for duality. To hold multiple things at once. To allow two seemingly opposing things to be true, simultaneously. I am sitting here this evening both devastatingly defeated and overwhelmingly grateful. I am watching as my partner modifies our home yet again to meet our …
Do it Sick. (Creating an intentional life from exactly where you are)
This post is all about creating an intentional life for yourself – from exactly where you are right now. Do it sick. Do it lonely. Do it poor. Do it uncertain. Do it with kids. Do it while things are messy. Do it scared. This isn’t about pushing yourself beyond your means – whether that be financially, physically, or based …
