All in Practice

A Pilgrim Responds to Ukraine Crisis

And I have a confession to make.

I have fallen once again into that old familiar pit. I have been focusing my psychic energy on pity for the victims on the other side of the world and forgetting that this unimaginable moment might also have something for my tragic soul as well.

So today I asked myself a simple question… What might a Pilgrim do in this tragic moment?

Practicing “Life in Hopeful Motion”

When we first decided to create Pilgrim Lost and wanted to express exactly what this community would be about, we settled quickly and easily on the phrase: “Life in Hopeful Motion.” In today’s blog, Tony shares how he has been continuing to reimagine how his Hopeful Motion might be expressed - from his morning practice of ‘Greeting the Sun’ to choosing to be more aware of the intention others can see as he fights to overcome suspicion of the ‘other.’

Creative Pilgrimage Revisted

Last week’s podcast about inspiration and the creative process was so chock full of goodness that we needed to revisit what we gleaned from Grammy-Award winning musician Sam Martin. In today’s blog, Tony highlights the 8 creative practices Sam shared that will help you stay on your own creative journey and avoid burnout.

50 Pounds of Clay

On last week’s podcast ‘Observe the Jellyfish,’ Tony and I talked about some principles for re-entry as we all navigate easing back into the world after the strict quarantine of the past four months.

Today, I want to focus a bit more on the principle that I referenced from the book ‘Art and Fear’ by David Bayles and Ted Orland that Tony named ’50 Pounds of Clay.’ I’ll share the story again here; this time directly from the book….