radical presence/radical acceptance

Wholeness is order

by Isy
September 8, 2021
basics, imp-possible, perspective, radical presence/radical acceptance, self-care, what works

Many people have figured out before me that approaching life coherently, as a complex creature with inward & outward lives, as physical and energetic beings… Read More »Wholeness is order

The Place to Be

by Isy
September 4, 2021September 4, 2021
2 Comments
activity, ANS and fight-or-flight, imp-possible, nature, perspective, poetry, radical presence/radical acceptance, what works

On a rock in a river Clean quiet murbles and shushes everything Not Me drawn gently off So easy. Skeeters drift on, slackjawed with… Read More »The Place to Be

When momentum uses inertia

by Isy
November 28, 2020November 28, 2020
adaptation, brain care, critical thinking, Dept. of Blith. Obv., loved ones, mortality, neurogastroenterology, perspective, radical presence/radical acceptance, self-care

That last post, about acknowledging the shimmering sense of mortality I’ve lived with for nearly a year? Well, I kept meaning to post an update,… Read More »When momentum uses inertia

Active presence

by Isy
October 1, 2020October 1, 2020
activity, basics, CRPS knock-on effects, imp-possible, mortality, nutrition, perspective, radical presence/radical acceptance, what works

I love the term “radical presence” because it feels radical to jump the barrier of overwhelming emotion to land face-to-face with the moment and be… Read More »Active presence

Focus

by Isy
September 27, 2020
1 Comment
adaptation, brainiac, CRPS knock-on effects, home-hunt, imp-possible, loved ones, meds/drugs, neurogastroenterology, neurotransmitters, perspective, radical presence/radical acceptance, tools and techniques

There’s a lot going on. My own health took a hard dive late last year and the damage continues to evolve… …On top of an… Read More »Focus

Chaos theory

by Isy
September 19, 2020September 19, 2020
adaptation, critical thinking, CRPS knock-on effects, imp-possible, martial & internal arts, mortality, perspective, radical presence/radical acceptance, tools and techniques

As regular readers know, I’ve had an eventful life. The past 20 years, particularly, have been a circus of bizarre improbabilities, oxymoronic paradoxes, and irreconcilable… Read More »Chaos theory

Wizard, with hat and staff, standing next to text of Tolkien quote.

Sizing the Covid-19 problem, for real

by Isy
September 7, 2020September 7, 2020
1 Comment
basics, Covid-19, critical thinking, perspective, radical presence/radical acceptance, self-care, translating Medical Jargon into Plain English

Like many, I’ve been watching the extraordinary infinity-ring circus of Covid-19 with rising confusion. I hate being that confused. So, I thought about how to… Read More »Sizing the Covid-19 problem, for real

Living anyway, up at the sharp end

by Isy
May 31, 2020May 31, 2020
basics, loved ones, mortality, radical presence/radical acceptance, tools and techniques

Ladies, gentlemen, and others, we can do this. The tracks have been laid. All we need to do is acknowledge them, and accept where they… Read More »Living anyway, up at the sharp end

Next step, stop!

by Isy
February 2, 2020
activity, adaptation, brain care, imp-possible, neurotransmitters, radical presence/radical acceptance, self-care

Update on wifiddling… I got an idiot-proof radiation meter. Wifi is in the microwave band of 2,500 GHz and the additional 5,000 GHz band, which… Read More »Next step, stop!

No wonder I can’t get up! Rad realities

by Isy
January 20, 2020
3 Comments
adaptation, CRPS knock-on effects, imp-possible, moving/traveling, neurogastroenterology, radiation, radical presence/radical acceptance, self-care

After the ghastly fiascos of last year, imagine my overwhelming relief to finally — FINALLY! — find a clean, safe place to live, in one… Read More »No wonder I can’t get up! Rad realities

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