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spiritual rot

This is all so much bigger thanany one person or role or system or moment.It’s the entire normalization of shallow humanity. Just be nice.Don’t make it awkward.Don’t say too much.Forgive and forget.Be grateful it wasn’t worse. The kind that celebrates “healing” as long as it’s quietand only if you follow the exact same paththat only ever worksin that one circumstancewith the same set of variablesAs long as you don’t […]

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resonance, harmony, dissonance

Resonance without resolution or harmony is still stagnation. It’s such a painful kind, because it feels like something’s happening. Like there’s movement. Like there’s connection. But it’s all unfinished echo. No shift. Just the same frequency vibrating in place. It can feel like closeness while actually keeping you locked in repetition. Feeling heard isn’t enough. Almost being seen is just another form of erasure. If resonance never leads to […]

Naming the Now

a Misty Mindfulness Moment I want to invite us into a moment of mindfulnessto notice what’s already here. We’re not trying to change it, solve it, or judge it.Just notice. Just name. Just hold it softly for a moment. Start by taking a slow breathjust one.Let it be enough. Now, bring your awareness to your body,and without changing anything,just name to yourselfone physical sensation you’re noticing right now.Maybe it’s […]

Arriving Fully, Gently

a Misty Mindfulness Moment You don’t need to close your eyes unless you want tobut if it feels right, soften your gaze, or look away from the screen for a bit. Let your body be here.However it is.Whether you’re in your office, your bedroom, your carjust… notice where you are.Let the world pause for a moment. Let your hands rest.Let your jaw unclench.Let your shoulders drop just a little […]

Just for Now

a Misty Mindfulness Moment If you feel comfortable, go ahead and close your eyes.Let your body rest however it is—nothing to fix or force.Just… allow. Take a slow breath in through your nose…and exhale through your mouth.Again.Inhale gently…and exhale fully, letting a little tension go with the breath.One more time, slower this time…breathe in…and out. Let yourself arrive.Not just your body, but your awareness. You don’t need to be […]

This Moment is Yours

a Misty Mindfulness Moment We’re going to take a few minutes just to be here.Not perfectly.Just present.Whatever that means for you today. You can close your eyes if that feels safe.Or just lower your gaze, blur the screen, or focus on something that doesn’t ask for much.There’s no right way to show up here.There’s just your way. Start by noticing:Are you holding your breath?Clenching something?Trying to hold yourself together […]

Being With What’s Here

a Misty Mindfulness Moment You don’t have to do anything right now.You’re not behind.You’re not late.You’re already here. If it feels okay, let your eyes closeor just rest them somewhere soft.Maybe notice your bodyjust to say, hey, I see you.Feet. Seat. Hands. Breath.Let yourself land, gently. There’s nothing to fix in this moment.Whatever’s herethoughts, tightness, ease, numbnessit’s allowed.You’re not doing it wrong.You’re just being. And that’s enough. Let your […]

Being With What Is

a Misty Mindfulness Moment Take a moment to settle into this spacewhatever “settling” means to you right now. You don’t need to fix anything.You don’t have to get calm, or feel better,or perform any particular version of “being present.”You are already here. And that is enough. Let your body find some stillnessor gentle movement if that’s what it’s asking for. Let your breath be just as it is.Just notice […]

Arriving as You Are

a Misty Mindfulness Moment Before we dive into the work part of our day, we’re going to take a few minutes to just arrive. Not as the version of us who has everything figured out, or who’s trying to keep it all together but just as we are right now. You don’t need to turn your camera off or on. You don’t even need to close your eyes if […]

Grounding & Happy Place Meditation

a Misty Mindfulness Moment Hi everyone.Let’s take a few minutes just to land.Nothing complicatedjust you, your breath, and a little more space than you had a moment ago. If you’re comfortable, let your eyes close.Or soften your gaze somewhere steady. Start by noticing the ground beneath youyour feet, your seat, whatever’s supporting you.Let it hold your weight.You don’t have to hold yourself up right now.The earth is already doing […]

What Is Here Now

a Misty Mindfulness Moment Focus: Observe, Describe, Participate Let’s begin by getting comfortable in your seat.Feet planted if possible, or wherever they naturally rest.Hands relaxed.Back soft but supported. Take a breath in…and let it go slowly.Let yourself arrive in this moment. Now we’ll begin with Observing.Notice your breath.Feel it come in through your nose…and out through your mouth.Just watch it.No need to control it.Be the observer.The witness.Let your breath […]

Naming & Validating Emotions

a Misty Mindfulness Moment Let’s take a moment just to pause together.To let the pace of things soften.You don’t need to be anywhere else right now.Just here.Just in this moment, with yourself, and with this group. Go ahead and find whatever position helps you settle.Eyes open or closed—whatever feels right.Maybe let your shoulders drop a little.Maybe let your hands rest wherever they naturally want to. Let’s start with the […]

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kissing

Not a lot of people know how to kiss. They think it’s just lip pressure and tongue choreography and some timer in their head going “okay now what.” But kissing is a whole language. A feeling. A pace. A frequency. A good kiss isn’t just about motion. It’s about meeting. Matching. Reading. Waiting. Breathing. Letting someone feel safe and seen with their face inches from yours. Not everyone knows […]

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NO PORTAPOTTIES PLS

MY POOP DIES IN PORTAPOTTIESBUT IN NATURE THEY ARE TRANSFORMED IN PORTAPOTTIES YOUR POOP IS IMPRISONEDNO DIGNITYNO DESTINYJUST FLOATING IN BLUE CHEMICAL LIMBO BUT IN NATUREOH MY GODYOUR POOP BECOMESIT RETURNS TO THE CYCLEIT FEEDS MUSHROOMSIT BECOMES SOILIT TRANSCENDS YOU DON’T DEFECATEYOU REGENERATE lol🤭😆🤭

3 Body Problem and OUR OWN BODIES

Your gut literally has its own nervous system. They call it the enteric nervous system, your “second brain.” It doesn’t just handle digestion, it’s talking to your other brain all the time. It makes most of your serotonin and a big chunk of your dopamine, so it literally shapes how you feel, think, and remember. So when your stomach knots up before a bad decision, or you feel nauseous […]

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Misty’s Recursive Medium of Movement

Nothing moves in true emptiness. Movement requires resistance. Emergence requires feedback. In water, that resistance is the water. In air, it’s thinner, so birds adapt differently… wings that push and catch the sky. In space, there’s “nothing,” so movement needs internal propulsion… you need to push off of yourself or use gravitational slingshots, exploiting the structure of other masses. Physically, emotionally, cognitively… if there’s no medium, no connection, no […]