“Our attention goes from here to the next thing to the next thing, and we’re triggered from one response of fear to one of connection to the threat of loss.”

Mindfulness has never been more important considering how the events of the world move in such an accelerated, frantic time.

All of these are, for the most part, unconscious. Mindfulness allows us to watch these thoughts and choices and decisions without being triggered and having to take action and give meaning.

Long before I realized I was exploring something, that I was looking to develop something in myself, I was just naturally drawn to movies and entertainment and stories that had a core element of spiritual discovery.

Our experience of reality is the result of the magical alchemy of the creation of our thoughts, our beliefs, our decisions, our attitudes, our feelings.

Like house guests, eventually they all leave. We become more attuned to being a container for those things and less identified with them.

Mindfulness is developing an awareness of the thoughts and feelings that we move through without getting drawn into the meanings or taking action or getting sucked into the story.

One of the most corrosive threats to society moving forward is social media and right wing disinformation.

The rights of every man are diminished when the rights of one man are threatened.

The rights of every man are diminished when the rights of one man are threatened.

Voter suppression is a very real and present threat to our democracy.

Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.

Global warming is threatening reindeer herding in Sweden’s arctic region as unusual weather patterns jeopardize the migrating animals’ grazing grounds. ⁠ ⁠

Navigating a white male world was not threatening. It wasn’t even interesting. I was more interesting than they were.

Innovation is the ability to see change as an opportunity – not a threat.