The view of the Cimarron and San Juan Mountain ranges was postcard beautiful as we drove by. I grabbed a moment of attention for them, but then returned to my focus to our conversation. My friend and I were deep in the plot of sharing our stories from the past weeks. Personal joys, family events,…
Category: present moment
Unplug A Little: Soul Sculpting Project
On the first trip we were camping in Cunningham Gulch, a narrow valley tucked between towering mountains. The clouds were gathering and I’m always vigilant for thunderstorms, so before I set out on my hike I pulled out my phone to update my weather. No bars, no internet available. I set out on my hike…
Soul Sculpting Project: A Simple Breath Practice for Entering the Ease of Here and Now: B.E.S.T. Breath
Soul Sculpting Project: B.E.S.T. Breath A Simple Breath Practice for Entering the Ease of Here and Now It’s late spring time. All winter the snows come and knock our fences down. All spring we put them up again. The fences are on a ranch where the spring flowers are blooming, trees leafing out in bright…
Soul Sculpting: Being Present to the Present = Production Up and Quality Up
Soul Sculpting: Being Present to the Present = Production Up and Quality Up It was the first day of his practice and Dr. Bloom’s waiting room was packed. ‘It is unfair” thought Dr. Bloom, “for me to be slow in my consulting room and make these people wait a long time.” So he tried to…
Soul Sculpting Projects: Monotasking with God
Soul Sculpting Projects: Monotasking with God “It is not necessary to have great things to do. I turn my little omelet in the pan for the love of God.” These are the words of Brother Lawrence, a French Lay Brother who lived in the 1600’s. Lawrence’s spiritual practice was simply to do all of his…
Sculpting Project: Exploring the Now Here
Sculpting Project: Exploring the Now Here I am walking on the top of the little mesa above our house. To my south and east I have sweeping views of the mountain ranges I love. This is one of my favorite places to explore the Now Here. Our soul sculpting project this week is to go…