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Poetry1 min readJuly 27, 2026

Levitating Light

Presence, Attention, Awareness, Consciousness, Clarity, Perception, Reality, Truth, Seeing, Recognition, Discernment, Understanding, Center, Ground, Foundation, Rootedness, Stability,…

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02
Collection3 min readThe Arc of Becoming · 5July 14, 2026

Continue Here - The Arc of Becoming

Chapter 5 - Nothing Missing

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03
Memoir5 min readJuly 11, 2026

Prolog

The Spiral of Doom

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04
Poetry1 min readJuly 7, 2026

The Moments

That Were Lost

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05
Poetry1 min readJuly 1, 2026

Coming Alive

Through Practice

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06
Essay2 min readJune 29, 2026

Teachers of Discomfort

That Deserve a Second Chance

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Poetry1 min readJune 19, 2026

Natural Intelligence

Trigger Warming

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08
Poetry1 min readJune 17, 2026

The Longcut

Accept reality.Stay with pain.Face fear.Chose what's most alive.

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Poetry1 min readJune 7, 2026

The Practice of Possibility

No Guarantees

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Collection7 min readThe Arc of Becoming · 4June 1, 2026

Continue Here - The Arc of Becoming

Chapter 4 - Capacity and Practice

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Collection5 min readShock CollarMay 30, 2026

Shock Collar

A Short Autobiography

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Poetry1 min readMay 6, 2026

The Slowness of the Heart

A Practice in Becoming

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