Thanks for sharing this. You write beautifully. I love this line: "I’m not writing from the far bank of the river. I just hopped into the choppy and muddy water, still figuring out how to swim."
Here's to the journey mattering more than the destination.
Steven, this felt like sitting beside you in that quiet, early morning light.
I’ve missed your writing. Every time I read you, I think… there’s my soul brother.
I really admire the way you honored winter. The willingness to step back, to prune, to make hard cuts without rushing to replace what was removed. That takes a kind of trust most of us are still learning.
I’m in a version of that myself right now. Less dramatic on the surface, but just as real underneath. Letting things fall away, resisting the urge to fill the space, staying with what is still forming.
Glad to see you are out of the rat race.....and finally slowing down to enjoy nature and your family..and your inner self. The externals are not so important its the interior self that is. Stillness, silence and peace are your greatest teachers because they give you discipline and clarity. Maybe you would want to visit Gurumai Chidvilsinanda she has the Siddha Yoga Ashram in up state NY. Or chek out Mooji or Sadguru...they offer some good meditation sessions on line. Or read Henry David Thoreau WALDEN... Nice to hear you are growing inside....and leaving all that does not serve you behind. Sending a big hug from Mexico Nikki Hentzi
Glad to see you are out of the rat race.....and finally slowing down to enjoy nature and your family..and your inner self. The externals are not so important its the interior self that is. Stillness, silence and peace are your greatest teachers because they give you discipline and clarity. Maybe you would want to visit Gurumai Chidvilsinanda she has the Siddha Yoga Ashram in up state NY. Or chek out Mooji or Sadguru...they offer some good meditation sessions on line. Or read Henry David Thoreau WALDEN... Nice to hear you are growing inside....and leaving all that does not serve you behind. Sending a big hug from Mexico Nikki Hentzi
Love it! "Hibernation" feels so apt. Beautiful parallel of literally hibernating by the fire place in sub-zero temperatures, and the simultaneous internal hibernation. Talk about aligning outer and inner.
I loved how vivid some of the scenes were like sitting by the candle before the house was awake...I haven't done it in a while but the pre-sunrise meditation is special.
Can't wait to see what more emerges from this shift, and what the spring/summer seasons ask of you 🙏🙏. Thank you for sharing, as always.
What emerges in stillness can be confronting. Society teaches us to fill empty spaces immediately. I’m trying to sit with mine, to not label them, to wait. Maybe there is no other side of the river. We’ve been sold a myth of completion as if life is a multilevel video game. Seasons begin and end but each blurs into each other with not as much separation as we perceive.
Incredible and touching as always. Inspirational, grounding, humbling. Thank you for sharing and caring - for your Self and from your Self.
Thank you Ty. I appreciate seeing you here as always.
Thanks for sharing this. You write beautifully. I love this line: "I’m not writing from the far bank of the river. I just hopped into the choppy and muddy water, still figuring out how to swim."
Here's to the journey mattering more than the destination.
Steven, this felt like sitting beside you in that quiet, early morning light.
I’ve missed your writing. Every time I read you, I think… there’s my soul brother.
I really admire the way you honored winter. The willingness to step back, to prune, to make hard cuts without rushing to replace what was removed. That takes a kind of trust most of us are still learning.
I’m in a version of that myself right now. Less dramatic on the surface, but just as real underneath. Letting things fall away, resisting the urge to fill the space, staying with what is still forming.
Really grateful you shared this.
Glad to see you are out of the rat race.....and finally slowing down to enjoy nature and your family..and your inner self. The externals are not so important its the interior self that is. Stillness, silence and peace are your greatest teachers because they give you discipline and clarity. Maybe you would want to visit Gurumai Chidvilsinanda she has the Siddha Yoga Ashram in up state NY. Or chek out Mooji or Sadguru...they offer some good meditation sessions on line. Or read Henry David Thoreau WALDEN... Nice to hear you are growing inside....and leaving all that does not serve you behind. Sending a big hug from Mexico Nikki Hentzi
Glad to see you are out of the rat race.....and finally slowing down to enjoy nature and your family..and your inner self. The externals are not so important its the interior self that is. Stillness, silence and peace are your greatest teachers because they give you discipline and clarity. Maybe you would want to visit Gurumai Chidvilsinanda she has the Siddha Yoga Ashram in up state NY. Or chek out Mooji or Sadguru...they offer some good meditation sessions on line. Or read Henry David Thoreau WALDEN... Nice to hear you are growing inside....and leaving all that does not serve you behind. Sending a big hug from Mexico Nikki Hentzi
Love it! "Hibernation" feels so apt. Beautiful parallel of literally hibernating by the fire place in sub-zero temperatures, and the simultaneous internal hibernation. Talk about aligning outer and inner.
I loved how vivid some of the scenes were like sitting by the candle before the house was awake...I haven't done it in a while but the pre-sunrise meditation is special.
Can't wait to see what more emerges from this shift, and what the spring/summer seasons ask of you 🙏🙏. Thank you for sharing, as always.
What emerges in stillness can be confronting. Society teaches us to fill empty spaces immediately. I’m trying to sit with mine, to not label them, to wait. Maybe there is no other side of the river. We’ve been sold a myth of completion as if life is a multilevel video game. Seasons begin and end but each blurs into each other with not as much separation as we perceive.