

Facing the Plunge
Cold plunge day 7. I choose this. Lost Lake Whistler - water barely above freezing. It feels so wrong and also so right. I've committed to plunge daily. I'm immersing in the outrageous to remember what it is to be human. That's a thing I like to do. By facing the very unpleasant, I recognize that it's actually quite fine. When I step into the terrifying cold, I get to experience eternal okayness. My body and soul confirm that I am alive and well. Then I feel impervious! I cel


Onwards and Inwards
A month ago I made a decision to stop pretending. I was in a very dark place and I needed to fish myself out. I had been pushing away the reality that my relationship was failing, and I was hiding from the pain that it obviously wasn't going where I wanted it to go. Somehow, I left. It was very sad. But it was right. I'm committed to getting back to living with honest, down-to-earth joy. And I'm willing to take care of myself first, even when it means letting go of something