Where the Bridge Begins
Inside of my brain during LandscapesI am beaming in today from early morning Landscapes during our free week for anyone to try it out. We meet this Monday -...
Divine Emergency!
Photo by Ellen RuttDear Reader,There is so much happening within me. I want to collect all of you and sit you down in a big amphitheater in the woods and...
God is a Lingering Feeling
Photo by Lilian PitserDear Reader,Last year I wrote a prayer book. Not because I always trust god but because I always trust timing. And what is timing other...
Eclipse Communication
Dear Reader,As my heart grows in love I also find things crumbling around me. Situations far away that I can’t control and people I love who I can’t protect....
The Roadside Stand and Other Futures
Photo by Cody SellsDear Reader,Before I jump in to today’s essay I wanted to make some exciting announcements about classes I am teaching and places I will...
The Last Illusion
The Faggots and Their Friends Between Revolutions, 1977, Larry Mitchell with illustrations by Ned AstaDear Reader,Love has always been a force that moves...
Devotee to the Blurred Edges
Dear reader, What is the spark of new love other than a tidal wave crashing in from the shore? How many spells can you cast before patience is the only...
The Ease of the iPhone
Dear reader, There is a texture to iMessage that I only know from not using it for the last few months. An essence of speed and ease that my new android dumb...
A Wound Up Attachment System
Dear reader, Wind it Up by Gwen Stefani plays softly in the background while I attend to my attachment system activation, again wound up by a person who...
In the Light of Every Day Pain
Dear reader, My chronic spine pain started in 2017 after a small earthquake and I don’t know if the earthquake jostled something in me or if that is just how...
Leaving Social Media and Sacred Attention with Amelia Hruby
Dear ReaderThis morning I am beaming in to your inbox mid week from beautiful Maine where I have spent the week researching and teaching at Bates College. It...
Leaving Social Media and Sacred Attention with Amelia Hruby
Dear Listener Thank you for tuning into Common Shapes and my conversation with AmeliaDon't forget to grab the free Creative Ideation Portal : Your three day...
Addicted to Email
Dear reader, I have come to find that I have been completely addicted to checking my email on my phone, answering my email on my phone, and generally being...
5000 Days
Dear readerToday I bring you a new installment of the Yes Yes Advice Column all about the great dance of letting yourself fall in love but not fall out of...
The Practice of Attention
Dear readerToday I want to start with a celebration and to talk about the process of writing a book. My sixth book, The Practice of Attention, has officially...
The Process of Leaving Platforms Behind
Dear Listener,Thank you for tuning in to Common Shapes todayI am teaching Mapping Your Creative Business this weekend Saturday January 18 and Sunday January...
Doing Business When The World is On Fire
One of my commitments in this lifetime is not doing business as usual. I am committed to finding new ways to use the space that I have to outline my...
Weaving Your Own Path to Creative Success with Brandi Cheyenne Harper
Dear Listener Thank you so much for tuning in to my conversation with Brandi Cheyenne Harper Don't forget to grab the free Creative Ideation Portal : Your...
Learning To Be Bad At Things
Dear reader,Today I am so sore from a fun adventure through the woods on the XC Skis I inherited from my friend Meg and poles from my friend Lisa. Skiing...
Book Writing Madness
Dear reader,I am currently in the miracle and the madness of writing a long form non fiction book, sprinting to the end of my first draft and wondering if I...