A Beautiful Wake-Up Call

I’ve been churning a lot of words out lately, so this week I’m inspired to be quiet and share with you this beautiful creation from Leslie Rinchen-Wongmo. Leslie is an artist who works in the medium of silk appliqué thangkas (Buddhist images on fabric). She is one of the only Westerners trained in this form, and she creates beautiful pieces of art that also express... Read More

The Liberated Life Guide: Creativity as a Practice [guest post]

Photo by Tania Cataldo (http://www.flickr.com/photos/taniacataldo) This article is part of a series of “how to” posts on spiritual/contemplative practices. You can read the overview article here. This post was generously contributed by Lisa Renee Wilson, creator of the blog LifeUnity. The aim of life is to live, and to live means to be aware, joyously, drunkenly, serenely,... Read More

Time for a Celebration — and a Gift for You!

This is a big week… it’s the one-year anniversary of the Liberated Life Project, and on Sunday it’s my 50th birthday. Truly, I cannot believe that’s the number I’m hitting! I’m guessing those of you who have passed that milestone know what I’m talking about — there’s a strange disconnect between how young my spirit feels and... Read More

On Finding Your Voice

Photo by Toshimasa Ishibashi/Flickr Creative Commons Sometimes I say to a poem, “I don’t have the strength To wring out another drop Of the sun.” And the poem will often respond By climbing onto a barroom table: Then lifts its skirt, winks, Causing the whole sky to Fall. —Hafiz (14th Century Persian mystic and poet) Years ago, I did something kind of insane... Read More

Freedom Film Festival: 12 Movies to Watch When You Need a Boost of Liberation

Some movies touch us deeply and leave an imprint on our lives forever. Here is a list of movies that have touched my own life (along with some input from friends on The Liberated Life Project Facebook page). All of them are connected to themes of freedom, liberation, and transformation. So break out the popcorn and get ready to make a change… _______________ Living Out Loud... Read More

Every Day, A New You

photo by Jon Nicholls/Flickr Creative Commons http://www.flickr.com/people/fotologic/ One changes from day to day… every few years one becomes a new being. —George Sand Everything is impermanent. That’s one of those pieces of wisdom that contains the seeds of both sorrow and joy. We often get hung up on the sorrow and forget the joy part. For example: how great is it that... Read More

Elephants, Buddhas, Smiles, and Remembrance

In spending intimate time with elephants and people here in Thailand this past week, the big gift I have received is remembrance. Re-membering, as in reclaiming all the parts of myself… My physical body, as I scrambled up and down my large female elephant, Praduap, and felt how deliciously sore my muscles were as we walked into the forest at the day’s end… My emotional... Read More

Creativity or Reactivity: The Choice is Yours

There is a vitality, a life-force, an energy, a quickening that is translated through you into action and because there is only one of you in all of time, this expression is unique. And if you block it, it will never exist through any other medium and be lost. —Martha Graham ___________________________ When you drive across the vast expanse of the Mojave Desert in eastern... Read More