The phrase came to me, quite suddenly: sensuous delight. Of course, we are living in sensory worlds--cultivating sensuous delight is about how much we stop to appreciate them. Is sensuous delight what's missing from your life?

"Faux-fear"? What's that? That fear is a distinct feeling, known in the moment it is felt, and that it only shows up in that one way. Here is how "faux fear" might be fauxing up your life.

2012 brought with it a number of revelations and revolutions, moments of WTF?!? and moments of fully-owned joy. In summation (and nothing close to the actual order of events) this year... here is the 2012 recap.

Practicing conscious crying started with being very present to that that little second where I felt emotion welling up, but wanted to resist the emotion. I had to stop resisting the emotion. Crying is one of the healthiest presence practices I’ve adopted.