The Vision Quest Chronicles: Tales of Living Ones Vision

 Except for G*d (Cutts, 2005) 
Is balance overrated? 
In posts #12, 40 & 41 I have been exploring the concept of potentially competing Visions. Specifically I was examining how a romantic relationship or lack there of may aid or hinder ones ability to live his or her work Vision.  When I last checked in I decided that this […]

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Relax as it is.
This invective I read in a book by the Buddhist teacher Pema Chodron. This is what I am working on always.  This continues to be a challenge as I live my Vision. Some of my most pronounced character traits are impatience, high expectations and a need to control or manipulate things to the way I want them. There is a […]

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 (Verona: Grandmother G*ddess) 
I’m off on another retreat, this time a private holiday. “Holiday” does not mean that I am not continuing to work on living my Vision because every aspect of my life is my Vision. I just mean this trip is not formal research and has no agenda aside from to experience the richness in […]

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Can we have it all?  Good work & good love…or do we have to choose?
In the post #12: Lilian Part II-Loneliness Unmasked,  I wondered…
“how, if you are living your Vision (life’s work) to its fullest, does a romantic relationship fit in there?  How does one balance relationships with people with ones relationship with her Vision? I have […]

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 Green Tara: G*ddess of Compassion 
Are you living in Paradise? 
I am back from my awesome Vision Quest Retreat and readjusting to life here…you know having to wear shoes and clothes, taking the metro and not lying down when conducting work meetings…those kind of crazy things. For some reason sitting down to my laptop I notice that I am […]

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 Sunrise
It is the final day of this chapter of my Vision Quest Retreat and time to take stock of the experience. My agenda while here was 1) follow my instincts,  2) work on the curriculum for the upcoming Vision Quest Retreats being launched in the next year, 3) finish writing the story of how I […]

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My last night of this adventure.  The moon shines brightly and the wind is high around the Presidio tonight.  Every time the palm trees rustle it sounds like they are alive. This chapter of the Vision Quest is coming to a close and I am somewhat sad about that but know other chapters are unfolding. More wonder […]

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  Trunk Bay, St. John, USVI
Is it better to do or to be? 
So I did end up going down to Carnival last night. I am glad I did because I got to see what it’s like but it was not what I wanted or expected.  A lot of people walking around…food and music, yes, but […]

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 Carnival
My favorite massage therapist Glenda tells me that she calls me Ms. Do because I am always so busy “doing” something. Well Glenda (who I call Glenda the Good Witch behind her back) may be trying to give me a subtle hint to engage in a little bit more being and a little less doing. […]

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 Nurse Shark
If you could be any animal what would you be?
For a minute yesterday I really wanted to be a shark. I awoke early and slipped down to the bay for my morning swim before anyone else was up. On the way to the rocky point I ran into a huge swarm of those silver minnows […]

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