Apathy and Play

I realized that apathy was arising as an avoidance of the terror of taking full responsibility for my reality. Beneath the gauzy layers of apathy lurks a much sharper sensation, that of full-blown primordial terror.

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Zero Point

I stand in a cornfield that curves and cascades and yawns for miles, surrounded by oaks and aspens murmuring in a cacophony of whispers. The sun dazzles golden against a true-blue Indiana sky. My gingham dress floats. I see myself in the scene, and take a snapshot with my mind’s eye.

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Going Through the Portal

There’s something happening, and you won’t hear about it on the news. The broadcast will come through a whisper. A subtle spring breeze that is a fresh future memory. An inner knowing that is simultaneously a creating.

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Changing Quantum Coordinates

Once we begin to shake loose of everything we know, expect, and have been taught we open ourselves to a creative realm of what this world can actually be. We are creating this pivotal moment together. This is a deep dream that we are dreaming and it’s a profound opportunity, a rare gift.

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Fully Living • Fully Dying

I wanted the plane to crash.

I was flying to Southern Spain for the world premiere of my first feature film, The Texture of Falling. Enveloped into the hard-bread-cushioned seat, I was overwhelmed by the strangest and strongest longing for the plane to crash...

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I Didn't Believe in Love

I don’t want to make sweeping statements, but from my observation, the Western culture I was raised in has produced a prominent fairytale narrative surrounding love that many subscribe to...

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