The World is Falling Apart — And 5 Reasons Why That’s a Good Thing
Liberation is only possible when things fall apart. Only when we are completely willing to let go of where we are can we grow into something else.
Author Archive: Maia Duerr
Time to Do Some Good! November Love Drop
[If you’re reading this as an email and can’t see the video, be sure to view the web version of this post here.] Engaging in random acts of kindness is one of the keys to liberation. That’s why the Liberated Life Project is a partner with Love Drop, a fantastic effort to help one family […]
How to Live Life
I believe that discipline is something that creates the conditions for liberation… that’s one of those paradoxical truths that seem to populate life. My discipline has been to hold myself accountable for having a writing practice and sharing the fruits of that practice with you here on this blog every Tuesday. I missed last week. […]
Readers’ Forum: Creating Right Livelihood
This week, I want to tap into the collective wisdom of you, my wonderful readers. One dimension of liberated living that we explore here is how to create work that matters, “right livelihood.” And how to do so in a way that sustains and nourishes us, that doesn’t drain our energy. One of the most […]
October “Love Drop” Call for Action
It’s been a while since we’ve done this, but it’s time to team up with the Love Drop project once again! In the past, Liberated Life Project readers have stepped up to the plate to help families and individuals in need through the Love Drop project. One month, one of our readers even went as […]
7 Ways to Practice Micro-Peacework
What if we considered that every moment is an opportunity for potent peacemaking?
Report from the Field: Occupy the Present Moment!
I spent this morning at Occupy Santa Fe. Among the hundreds of people who were there to march to the Round House (our capital building) and then peacefully assembled on the lawn there, about 15 of us offered a meditative presence. This was the first “official” Liberated Life Project event, cooked up with a number […]
Finding Freedom in Prison [guest post]
A while ago, I came across the blog One Dress Protest and recognized a kindred spirit. Kristy Powell, the creator of ODP, is wearing one dress for one year to call attention to the ideas and motivations behind how and why we wear clothes. In this guest article (originally posted on her blog), she shares […]
Freedom Friday: The Radiant Edition
Something a little different today… rather than break things up into the usual categories, I’m simply going to share with you three resources that I’ve found very moving over the past week. And then end with a song that ties it all together. These all have a theme – our inherent capacity to radiate and […]
The Secret to Having a Good (Great) Day
Today finds me traveling again, California-bound. I’ll be in Southern California for the next few days, then headed up to Monterey and the Bay Area where I’ll be attending a Buddhist Chaplaincy Symposium in Redwood City this Saturday. I haven’t had much time to write over the past few days, but I want to keep […]