I’ll kick off this post with a French phrase that is often used in legal contracts: force majeure. The website …
Author: Faith Gregor
Writing my way through crazy, part 1
The year 2021 ended badly for many. I am one of the fortunate ones, but nonetheless I can’t ignore a …
Addiction and the Tipping Point
Drugs of choice: I fear that you are on the verge of claiming another victim that I love. Although I …
Five elementals: Wood
Wood is more “elemental” before it has been made into something – or unmade into something, as when it slowly …
Five elementals: Water
My homescreen photo is about 75% water. As I mentally walk into the image, a breeze riffles the waves on …
Five elementals: Metal
At first thought, this seems to be the most unnatural of the five elementals in Chinese cosmology. That’s because I …
Five elementals: Earth, dissolving and transforming
Earth has qualities of darkness, yin, depth and quiet. I feel it with my toes, just below the surface of …
Five elementals: Fire
What does fire feel like to hold? The other four elements—metal, wood, earth, water—can be held. Fire can’t be held, …
Resting and reflecting in the five elementals
In ancient Chinese philosophy, one can reflect on five phases or aspects. These are elements or entities represented in nature …
To cultivate t’ai chi flow, be soft and strong
T’ai chi is a soft, flowing martial art. How is that so? Think of energy as directional. Electric currents flow …