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If we can’t be alone with ourselves in quiet, we feel inadequate. Life feels inadequate. If we can’t sit quietly and breathe, what does...
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carrieklees
Mar 29, 20232 min read
Untamed
We are untamed. We may think we are civilized, cultivated, and controlled. Thankfully, we are not. Being untamed doesn’t mean that we...
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carrieklees
Mar 19, 20231 min read
Imagine Open
Just for a moment, imagine that every single thing, person, situation is occurring perfectly, simply because that’s how it’s occurring....
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carrieklees
Mar 12, 20233 min read
Yoga is How. How is Yoga.
In the beginning of The Yoga Sutras (circa 200 BCE), author Patanjali explains that yoga is both the practice and the result: controlling...
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carrieklees
Mar 11, 20233 min read
In Praise of Props
Had an intense day. Interfaced with many people in concentrated ways and addressed many situations, all day long. Came home...
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carrieklees
Mar 7, 20232 min read
Freedom's Just Another Word for...
…my car. Car-rie. That was her name when she was gifted to me, and the name felt perfect. At 300K miles and 23 years, this luxury sedan...
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carrieklees
Mar 4, 20232 min read
I'm Upset
It’s Saturday morning, and my mind, heart, and spirit were shackled to some messy events from the work week. During my morning meditation...
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carrieklees
Mar 3, 20232 min read
Try, Try Again
When we try to change our habits, take risks to attempt new things, exert discipline in our lives, we gain an opportunity to see...
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carrieklees
Feb 4, 20233 min read
In Praise of the Dream
(Me and Max, one of the finest dogs I've known) A man with intense physical disabilities was speaking about his dreams at a conference....
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carrieklees
Jan 30, 20232 min read
"Freedom"Seems Like a Folly
It does. In Consumer Education class in the 1970’s, Ms. Bond taught, "If something sounds too good to be true, it is.” We’ve seen words...
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carrieklees
Jan 22, 20233 min read
The Simple Practice of Supreme Being
In the yogic practice of self-study (Swadyaya in Sanskrit), we explore the false and problematic beliefs about ourselves and the world....
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carrieklees
Jan 19, 20232 min read
Wardrobe Malfunction
A friend and I were discussing the costume of personality we wear, to navigate this earthly realm. They said that deep down, they don’t...
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carrieklees
Jan 16, 20232 min read
My Rendezvous with Covid: The Wisdom of the Body
After four days in bed, I have emerged. Got up, stripped the bed, threw the sweaty tangle of flannel sheets in the washer, and plopped...
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carrieklees
Jan 2, 20232 min read
Spaced Out: Connecting with Freedom
It’s easy to get lost in what we think is real. We tend to focus on the concrete, the material, the sense-supported things (the seen, the...
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carrieklees
Dec 4, 20222 min read
May the Force (of Habit) Be With You
And me. I recently had to gave up a negative habit/addiction. Circumstances mandated I drop it, and I was ready. While the...
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carrieklees
Nov 20, 20223 min read
Sitting, Simplified
Tips for Approaching Meditation It is said that prayer is when you talk to God (Supreme Being, Wisdom, or however you define that), and...
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carrieklees
Nov 5, 20221 min read
Sipping on Silence
As I sit in mediation, thoughts naturally float through my awareness. I see all the usual words that bounce around my head in a given...
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carrieklees
Oct 22, 20222 min read
This One is For Me
It must be said: Every word I write is for me. I post on here publicly (to a very small and deeply appreciated audience), but every...
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carrieklees
Oct 22, 20222 min read
This One is For Roger
(Written a week ago) It’s been two weeks, and I’m still recovering from the sudden loss of a dear friend. He was the closest example of a...
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carrieklees
Oct 1, 20223 min read
Connect with the Nervous System
For better or worse, we feed and otherwise tend to our bodies. For better or worse, we feed or otherwise tend to our minds. We are aware...
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