Jaya Julienne AshmoreFeb 15, 20181 minmidwifing "big mind," birthing insight"Many African-American midwives in rural southeastern US of the 20th-century were proud that they could'“plow like men, and pick cotton...
Jaya Julienne AshmoreFeb 12, 20184 minWhat are we here for?I don't always like to use this kind of question--we don't need to earn life by being useful. So many people have a nagging feeling that...
Jaya Julienne AshmoreFeb 8, 20181 minBeginning in blessingPainting by Jaya Julienne Ashmore Though your destination is not yet clear, You can trust the promise of this opening, Unfurl yourself...
Jaya Julienne AshmoreDec 21, 20171 minBiophilic citiesTrash dumpsters as planters that catch 2,000 gallons of runoff Micro-grids that are more resilient in emergencies--and maybe provide...
Jaya Julienne AshmoreDec 18, 20171 minPower of okaynessKnowing we are okay, even in all our weirdness and tenderness, can give rise to the joy and confidence that makes our spiritual path come...
Jaya Julienne AshmoreDec 17, 20171 mintransformation on the go, because we careHow important the ongoing transformations--transformation on the go, not after we get to that perfect starting place first--embedded in...
Jaya Julienne AshmoreDec 15, 20171 minFreedom from assumptionsInteresting to notice how much and how long we can ignore hints about surprising truths. A wealthy Viking warrior--with arms stronger...
Jaya Julienne AshmoreDec 13, 20171 minDecolonizing the mind through native tongueImmersion is the one way for language to sustain itself across generations, and revitalizing the indigenous language is part of...
Jaya Julienne AshmoreDec 13, 20172 minStanding in our place, we need each otherAllowing our actual needs to clarify our places of nourishment--feeding and being fed upon, native and maker in one of the many wonderful...
Jaya Julienne AshmoreDec 13, 20171 minPerson-sized penguins--life is cool.Penguins as tall as a man of medium height, for millions of years, life thriving on earth after the extinction of dinosaurs. 20 million...
Jaya Julienne AshmoreDec 11, 20171 minrefuge for whom and from what"'...dharma has become beholden to commodification, viewing it as inescapable and de rigueur.'" And a path that "'prepares us for the...
Jaya Julienne AshmoreNov 16, 20171 minpsychological immunity (when there's no escape)Synthetic happiness sounds fake, right? We are happiness-makers, not creatures who have to manipulate the world --get money, fame,...
Jaya Julienne AshmoreNov 15, 20171 minBiological nonseparationIn her 80s, Goodall travels internationally to let us know we are not the only creatures who feel emotions, plan, recognize ourselves in...
Jaya Julienne AshmoreNov 14, 20171 minBronze Age women travelersI love when research helps crack open old assumptions. I have a friend who applauds whenever a lame concept gets broken or dispelled. ...
Jaya Julienne AshmoreNov 13, 20171 minwhen I move towards the things I care most about, I am the most free I have ever been"My emotional and mental well being depends on my commitment to what I care for most. It depends on being resilient, which is not the...
Jaya Julienne AshmoreOct 24, 20171 minLeunig & heavenly lightheartednessMichael Leunig is a cartoonist for a major newspaper...and he uses the word God often accompanied by a simple drawing of a duck. You have...
Jaya Julienne AshmoreOct 20, 20171 minwalking deep timeThe last ice age lands 13 millimeters back...if the history of our earth is laid out along 100 meters. 1/5th of a millimeter "ago" we...
Jaya Julienne AshmoreAug 30, 20171 minrockin' science: origami of dimensions in empty spaceMartin Rees with Krista Tippett on "...deeper mystery,... ... related to the nature of space itself. There’s evidence, ... in the last 10...
Jaya Julienne AshmoreAug 24, 20171 minBacteria built rocks" In the story of life on earth, single-celled, microscopic organisms have built our planet in spectacular landscapes such as the white...
Jaya Julienne AshmoreAug 17, 20177 minJaya on teachersfrom the Open Dharma newsletter, December 2016 On retreat sometimes people ask to hear “my story,” how it has been and how it is for me...