i do not capitalize i on purpose as i am a part of we. i am not SEPARATE from but rather CONNECTED with.
Self-discovery in nature happens every moment of every day, if we're willing to be open. In nature, it's a profound letting go of what we have been conditioned to do. Immersing ourselves in the wild makes us really look at ourselves. Out in nature, at some point, it's...
There was a time in my life where I was shut off from my feelings. And, at one point, I decided that to care is my connection – that it's my power – and I would never shut off those feelings again. I had to witness the devastation of a forest – a forest that I love –...
Living in integrity is when our actions are on a foundation that is so solid that we are standing in our own actions whenever we ask for something or make requests of our world – that we're literally standing for what we're asking for, not just talking about it. From...
Spiritual activation is when we live with integrity and loving, joyous service for the world without attaching to an outcome – even with all of this energy that's passing through, with all this intensity in the world. It's when we bring our mindfulness practice – just...
If we had to live with the impact of our choice, how would our actions change? It's not a to-do list – how many of us have things on our to-do list that fall off our to-do list? We don't want transforming the world to fall off the to-do list. We must get things off...
I'm not fearless. I'm just willing to love so much that I don't let fear stop me. From Spiritual Activation with James Baraz, Insight Meditation Center of Berkeley, September 201