Author: cirestone

‘freedom’: the absence of necessity, coercion, or constraint in choice or action As I’ve explored the concept of loneliness, I have discovered loneliness is the same thing as a lot of other things. As Pema Chodron says, it’s the same as contentment. CS Lewis shared that with true consciousness comes our greatest sense of loneliness….

I’ve been thinking about a phrase I used in my last post about loneliness: Anchor Person. I don’t know where that came from, as I’ve never used it before. I was using it to mean the role a partner might play for us, but when I wrote it, I suppose I was thinking about a…

The older I get, I’m realizing that loneliness is possible despite how many friends you have. I would call myself a gregarious introvert. I need to be alone to recharge, but I also need social situations so that I can come alive. Therefore, I have a broad network of the most fascinating humans that I…

Whether you believe in generational spiritual markers or the role of epigenetics on our beliefs and behaviors, we all can generally agree that the experiences of our ancestors have some level of impact on our lived experience. Where we come from, our generational wealth (or lack of wealth), our family ties and connections to community…

Lightbulbs used to intrigue me when I was little. In the olden days, there were only incandescent lightbulbs where you could see the filament on the inside. Now these antique-looking filament lightbulbs are trendy 😊 What I find interesting is that you can’t see electricity. It’s always covered up and moving through wires and is…

We have been organizing thought around this concept of untie your lines for over two years. It started with the concept of “Relentless” – as in, the relentless pursuit of one’s ideals. I had looked up the meaning of the word: “showing or promising no abatement of severity, intensity, strength, or pace : UNRELENTING” And I wanted…