Mirror mirror on the wall. You hold my answers big and small. When I remember to look inside, And feel the things I want to hide. I find my anger, my grief, my fear And I ride the waves until the murky turns clear. I free myself from the shackles of my past, And find freedom in the here and now at last. ~Jacqueline Wener-Kalbfleisch For the past two years I have been exploring the Presence Process  by Michael Brown.  My time with the process has felt like an initiation into a level of...

Turn toward me she whispers.  The treasure you are endlessly seeking is right here. I take a breath. I pause. I turn inward. It’s uncomfortable,  I don’t like it here   I feel weak, frightened, irritated, and overwhelmed. Panic takes over. I need to discharge this feeling. I’m practiced at this. I blame! I attack! I defend! I mute! I distract! I escape!   She’s used to this insanity. She’s steadfast.  Turn toward me she whispers again…   When did you forget?   I am your friend, The keeper of...

Something powerful is happening beneath the surface  In the cold of winter there is a stirring   It looks like nothing from the outside because it is hidden from view   It is meant to be   Something precious is remembered in this place   Stripped of our outer adornments like the trees outside we are drawn inward  Called by the sacred to tap into our essence and remember Take a moment to quiet the noise in your mind Drop into your body Feel the gripping, the grasping, the contraction Breathe...