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Nov
11
The Box Truck of Truth

The Box Truck of Truth

Most times, I'm not ready to hear the lacerating truth, so it often hits like a box truck—and it feels a lot like getting run over (and backed over 🚛, and then run over 🚚 again). I'm quite delicate, you know (like a lace doily).
6 min read
Sep
25
Fury Unleashed

Fury Unleashed

by Cheech Expressions of the Unexpressed I'm looking at week six (6) of my “back-to-boxing” training with Sensei
4 min read
Sep
04
Restoration

Restoration

by Cheech I love restorative practices. There's an interesting paradox with them, though. They're often not
2 min read
Sep
04
The Struggle is Real

The Struggle is Real

How much struggle is enough to give a person great character and how much is too much? When does going through hard times start to feel like doing the low crawl through your entire life? When does adversity become a pulverizing load...
2 min read
Sep
04
Comfort is the Enemy

Comfort is the Enemy

by Cheech [https://www.oloinc.org/lucia-dancona] I have long pondered this interesting thought 🧠 puzzle that keeps coming up around
3 min read
Sep
02
Catalyst

Catalyst

by Cheech I don't think things have ever really shifted for me without some form of a catalyst. I learn my most lasting life lessons through pain. I like to call this the two-by-four (2 x 4) of wisdom across the forehead—“crack!” Yeah. I'm talking about lumber here.
2 min read
Sep
02
Take Me to The Happy

Take Me to The Happy

Some people wake up “Happy to Be Alive”. Just look at that doggy 🐶! So joyous, so free! I'm not one of those people. Dangit!
3 min read
Sep
02
We Leave it on the Mat

We Leave it on the Mat

There is so much crap 💩 that piles up on us, isn't there? I think that it has to be brought down out of the head and into the body, taken off the shoulders, liquified into sweat 💦 and left somewhere. Don't leave the weight of the world 🌎 on your shoulders!
2 min read
Aug
03
Zen (Not Frozen)

Zen (Not Frozen)

One of the ways I respond to stress is to freeze 🥶 in place and stop moving. Even though this is completely opposite of what would really be best for me, the immobility seems to happen before I know it. Then, it takes over and stays too long (like an unwelcome house guest).
4 min read