When our emotions are picked and fastened together in a bunch—into our life-bouquet—each bloom emanates its own aroma resulting in the special perfume which is us. Most people want to have beautiful, happy bouquets, but our collections of emotions sometimes…
Category: Somatic Knowledge
“The Essence of Being” (Definitions of spirituality emerging from courthouse lunches and ancient markets)
“Quick question,” I said to a friend over lunch today at the courthouse. (She has been serving on a jury for five days. I was summoned for duty today.) My question was: “What is your definition of spirituality?” After I…
I Hope You Dance (A 1-minute reading on somatic knowledge)
When the electricity is on in our small village of Masaka, Uganda, there is loud music blasting from speakers positioned in front of the stores that dot our main street. This means that when I’m doing my errands, I’m often…