Esmeralda Speaks…

Instead of a Freedom Friday list this week, I thought I’d offer something a little out of the ordinary… a chance to interact with me (and my dog, Lucy). Remember those old machines at fairgrounds and amusement parks? A life-size gypsy mannequin, usually named Esmeralda, would tell you your fortune. Well, VYou is an interesting […]

How to Love Your Job

Guest Post by Shana Montesol Johnson I’ve written several posts about creating your own work, but what if liberation for you means finding a better relationship with the job you’ve got? I’m happy to share this guest post by Shana Montesol Johnson on just that subject. This is a very action-oriented post, and I encourage […]

Freedom Friday: 4/22 Resource Round-Up

Most Fridays, I put together this ‘resource round-up’ of news, events, and articles that I hope will nourish and inspire, and support you in living a liberated life. If you have suggestions to share with other readers, please do post in the comment section. Spirit Time to Clean Up! It’s Spring! A good time to […]

Self Awareness II: How to Start or Deepen a Spiritual Practice

Enlightenment is an accident. Practice makes us accident-prone. —attributed to Shunryu Suzuki Roshi ______________________ Last week I wrote about the necessity of knowing ourselves as a prerequisite to living a liberated life. I believe the best way to do this is to have some kind of a vehicle for self-awareness, a “practice.” Here’s my personal […]

Freedom Friday: 4/15 Resource Round-Up

Most Fridays, I put together this ‘resource round-up’ of news, events, and articles that I hope will nourish and inspire, and support you in living a liberated life. If you have suggestions to share with other readers, please do post in the comment section. Spirit Practice Yoga in Your Home Marianne Elliott’s “30 Days of […]

Self Awareness I: How to Avoid the Hole in the Sidewalk

To study the Way is to study the self. To study the self is to forget the self. To forget the self is to be enlightened by all things. To be enlightened by all things is to remove the barriers between one’s self and others. —Eihei Dogen, 12th century Zen master ________________________ We’ve spent the […]

Freedom Friday: 4/8 Resource Round-Up

Every Friday, I put together this ‘resource round-up’ of news, events, and articles that I hope will nourish and inspire you. If you have suggestions to share with other Liberated Life Project readers, please do post in the comment section. Spirit Healing for Body, Mind, and Spirit April 14th is the start of a 5-week […]

Freedom Friday: 4/1 Resource Round-up (No Fooling!)

Every Friday, I put together this ‘resource round-up’ of news, events, and articles that I hope will nourish and inspire you. If you have suggestions to share with other Liberated Life Project readers, please do post in the comment section. Spirit Healing for Body, Mind, and Spirit There are two excellent offerings from The Shift […]

How To Be the Executive Director of Your Own Life

I’m not afraid of storms, for I’m learning to sail my ship. —Louisa May Alcott _________________________ For three years, I was the executive director of a small nonprofit organization based in the San Francisco Bay Area. I had never made “being an executive director” one of my career goals…it just kind of happened upon me […]