Grief art is cancelled today <3 something came up with my kiddo <3 Who is in charge anymore? Well, I don't know how you all are, but it's been a weird time for me. Another wave of realizing that despite all the layers of following the external authority that I've shed, there are still parts of me that are sad about realizing no one is "good" in a total way, no one is here to save us, no one ever has been. I've really been appreciating Prentis Hemphil lately and this recent episode meant a lot...
15 days ago • 3 min read
Tending to Grief Art Circle Would love to have you join our Grief Tending Art Circle today 2/8 at 4pm ET! You can register here, donations are much appreciated and can be made through venmo @gazitchayankosi. Come join us for a time of tending to and through our grief through creative expression, tending to grief is allowing our nervous system to acknowledge the loss which keeps us in defense and survival states and through that acknowledgment allowing our grief to alchemize back into life,...
29 days ago • 2 min read
Tending to Grief Art Circle Registration is now open for our Grief Tending Art Circles staring this Sunday 1/24 at 4pm ET and every other Sunday through Feb! You can register here, donations are much appreciated and can be made through venmo @gazitchayankosi. Come join us for a time of tending to and through our grief through creative expression, tending to grief is allowing our nervous system to acknowledge the loss which keeps us in defense and survival states and through that...
about 2 months ago • 2 min read
Today 4pm ET - Grief Art Circle “Let the dark come home to the light.” ― Kerry K The grief of it all slammed into me like a ton of bricks on Friday, I crawled on my knees through the day and then crashed with it yesterday. Apparently there is a "crack in the magnetic field" but regardless, I know others are feeling it too. In times like these I come back to Victor Frankl's book Man's Search for Meaning, it feels like the most honest voice, a person who survived a concentration camp, his voice...
about 2 months ago • 2 min read
From why me? to what now? “Do not rely on the outer world as your measuring stick for your own spiritual growth. Rely on your response to the outer world to determine how much you have grown.” ― Bashar There is plenty to be afraid of in 2026, depending on who you ask. Lots of folks are worried about all sorts of things, but here is the bottom line. There always will be and always have been pain and loss. The news is the same story over and over, just with different people, places and things....
2 months ago • 9 min read
Stargirl-ing “She was elusive. She was today. She was tomorrow. She was the faintest scent of a cactus flower, the flitting shadow of an elf owl. We did not know what to make of her. In our minds we tried to pin her to a cork board like a butterfly, but the pin merely went through and away she flew.” Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli One of our very own read this book and then thought of me and sent me a copy and WOW, I have never felt more seen! Stargirl is a fascinating tale of a girl who just...
5 months ago • 11 min read
Meet baby Juni! I have just discovered the magical (and free!) Finch app! It is kind of like a Tamagotchi but with an aspect of daily logging for whatever you want and a library full of nervous system activities from breathing to stretching to journaling, and it's SO cute! Check out my Juni, they've bought all those cute things at the store with points we've received from doing things like eating three times a day and journaling about my feelings and doing some stretching while not leaving...
6 months ago • 5 min read
Will you find true love? This is a fun video covering loads of topics, including 2027 (the year that everything changes!) which so many of us are fans of thinking and learning about here (btw have you taken Jessa's course yet? The replay is available 6/17!) One of the topics that stood out to me was when a participant asked if they would find true love in this lifetime (somewhere around minute 14). I love the response, basically that true love comes in many forms not just romantic...
9 months ago • 10 min read
Are you scared to let people down? So many of us in this community identify as current or recovering "people pleasers" which is a really confusing phrase because it implies that we are actually pleasing the person, meaning that it ultimately is a positive for them. However, when push comes to shove, most of us would admit that if given the choice, we would rather people be honest with us than dishonest and people pleasing is a form of dishonesty. What are some of the consequences of doing...
10 months ago • 9 min read