That spring energy has, almost predictably, shown up in work and social dynamics. There's a lot going on.

We had a sweet Account-ability workshop this past Tuesday. Thanks to everyone who came! It went too fast - there was a lot to talk about. There were enough people interested who could not come on that day that we are offering another one this coming Saturday (May 11, the day before Mother's Day).

I also conducted and participated in two wonderful baby/toddler earth-blessings ...leading to a lot of reflection on Jewish, Christian, and eco-spiritual blessings for babies and toddlers and what kinds of rituals do those just entering the world and their families benefit from. I'm going to write more about that later.

And right now, I'm in the midst of preparing for a talk as a guest for a course on Embodied Ethics in the Age of AI, led by the host of The Emerald Podcast, Josh Schrei, and brought together by a friend and former student, Andrew Murray Dunn, as part of his new initiative around Wise Innovation. Josh's AI episode, 'So you want to be a sorcerer in the age of mythic powers', is one of my favorite episodes. Initially, I didn't realize that I had much to say about AI (and after all, there is so much out there being said) but as soon as the course began, I realized that... I do. It's evoked all sorts of ponderings. About the nature of language, and ethics, moving from a culture bent on self-destruction to a culture that could possibly enable sustainable life, learning from indigenous traditions, the role of decolonizing, the role of machines and technology in the histories of colonization, the tendency towards nihilism, the different meanings of technology, what's 'real'/fake, political economies, and the extent to which this is not just a set of theoretical questions.

There was a moment when I found myself almost going into a kind of hyper-drive.... wanting to know more, read more, talk to more people, and clarify my own thinking. I do enjoy a good deep dive! but my inner posture was one of rushing. Of insufficiency. A kind of anxiety that, as I began recognizing it, was antithetical to what the course is about.

Just a few days earlier, after a recent embodied Session with a client, she said to me, all the worries I had before I came in are still there, but I'm not freaking out about them anymore. How can I keep that feeling?

When you are sitting in the sun, I responded, are you actually feeling the sun's warmth? Let your senses guide you into a kind of simple presence.

And now I found myself needing to take my own advice.

So I'm working on taking my own advise. From laying outside under my beautiful trees and "just" admiring them to going on long walks to drumming. As well as (literally) pulling out weeds.

That pressure to do everything, especially when you feel the wounds of the brokenness of our world and the horrors of our histories so acutely, and when you want to make a difference, can be overwhelming. I don't know if there is something about the energy of AI that also increases this trend, or if it is just baked into so many "critical topics" right now, all of which seem to need our urgent attention.

Are you also hearing the sound of the wind?

Embracing the beauty of imperfection? Of constraint?

ReMember: it's ok to be human....even if you also have a dragon self.

Blessings on your week -

Sara Jolena