Usually around this time of year I talk about the pain that this time of year can bring: extra commitments, financial burden, overwhelm, and forced socialization.

This year I am looking to actually make something positive come from the festive season, so I am inviting you to join in with a self care challenge.

For the month of December, pick one small act of self-care you can do every day to stay grounded and regulated. Something that feels nourishing, simple, and doable.

eg:

- Music
- Reading
- Take a bath
- Meditation
- Nature walk
- Exercise
- Cup of tea
- Journaling

Or choose something you’ll cut back on this month to ease the pressure.

When you’ve chosen your practice, join The Art Of Self-Connection Community (it’s free) and share what you will be working on and why.

Lets stay sane this festive season!

Language is flawed, and it keeps us from touching the divine.

Every time we try to communicate, we start with a felt sense (thoughts, emotions, sensations) and we’re forced to translate that into code. Words. Sounds. Symbols. Then we hope the signal survives the noise. That nothing gets lost through misunderstanding, projection, or the limits of whatever medium we’re using.

And on the other side, the listener has to decode it all back into their own thoughts, emotions, and sensations.

Which means we never really say exactly what we mean. We only ever say what someone else is able to hear.

All knowledge, scientific, religious, spiritual, personal, is filtered through this imperfect system. Our minds shape it, distort it, give it meaning it never had. Even the texts we call sacred are interpreted through an imperfect interpreter.

So the only real move is to step back from the words and feel what’s underneath. The raw experience. The connection between things. The truth before we try to pin it down.

Every theory is just a model. A map. Never the thing itself. And the human condition is the same across traditions: infinite desire, finite resources, suffering, loss, growth, and everything we do to navigate the in-between.

The moment we set a theory in stone, it stops being alive. It becomes dogma. And the second we read it, we filter it through our own biases anyway.

Which means the real truth isn’t in the language.
It’s in the experience the language is pointing toward.

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There’s a barrier between us.

A barrier built from platforms and algorithms, each one acting as a simulacrum that promises connection and depth, but really only offers shallow engagement.

Even this podcast is limited.
It’s me talking, you listening. One-way, with little space to truly respond or connect.

And that’s not enough for me anymore.

I want to be able to add more value, more often, and do it better. I want to facilitate deeper experiences, and help connect you not just to yourself, but to one another… and to me.

That’s why I’ve built The Art of Self-Connection community.
A space for real conversations and genuine connection, both inward and outward, with people walking the same path.

Because connection needs presence and that’s exactly what we’re building together.

It’s free to join, and you’ll get instant access to courses, discussions, and a growing circle of people doing this work together.

See you inside. 🌿

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