Author Archive: tkscovill
No Security
Part of groundednesss is the notion of safety and security, (which Sam reminds me are both illusions) and the perceived solidness of the earth. I like to think that I am mostly grounded, feet firmly planted, and I have a good foundation for my life. I appreciate having a home on solid ground with some …
Rooting Down
If you were a tree, what kind would you be? A Carolina pine, proud head in the clouds? Or a fat crusty oak, feet spread far and wide? Are you an old soul? Then a redwood might do. Both wide and tall, silently watching… Where are your roots? Are they deep in the ground? Or …
Walking Meditation
Some would say walking is meditation. Since we walk every day, why aren’t we more grounded and peaceful like the people in the pictures above? Hmmm…Let’s see…Where is the last place you walked to? To the car on your way to work, or the office next door? To the restroom? The refrigerator? Around the neighborhood …
Walking
There is something to be said for the simple act of walking. We were built to walk. It comes naturally for most of us. Walking can easily become deep meditation if you just let yourself get quiet and pay attention to what is going on around you. No destinations, no goals, just one foot in …
Groundedness
Groundedness has so many applications—trees, roots, feet, safety, security, connectedness, solidity…I will probably write five or six short articles on this topic. I thought this morning I might take a picture of my feet standing in mountain pose. Yoga feet. I am proud of them. Strong, slender, curved in all the right places. But they …
Fluidity, Part Two
This is an image of Shiva Rea, an extraordinary yoga teacher who had the insight to create what she calls “Yoga Trance Dance.” This is a collage I made last January at the beginning of what I intended to be a year-long process of collage making. When I chose this image I imagined her coaxing …
Fluidity, Part 1
I woke up this morning with the song “Muddy Road,” by Walela running through my head. “We are walking on a muddy road, ain’t no one here beside me I don’t know. We’re the links in the chain, just passing through again, we are walking on a muddy road….” It’s a song about the Trail …
A more focused year?
Somehow this year feels different. Even with all the drama, chaos and dysfunction in the world, I sense a deep, lasting change coming. Growth is painful and I like to believe that we are in a state of human evolution right now. By the end of this year, we will either be better, smarter, more …
kindness matters
“Your acts of kindness are iridescent wings of divine love, which linger and continue to uplift others long after your sharing.” – Rumi
And the earth carries on…
Like magic, every year, when we are in the darkest time, there’s that thin glimmer…of hope, of clarity, of something new and pure. Another opportunity to BE THE LIGHT.
on the road to simplicity 