The Kapok Tree
Written from my experience in the Achuar Territory in Ecuador. Never have I experienced something so majestic and been embraced by such...
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Laurie Benson
- Feb 10
- 2 min
Boundary Walkers
This word was shared with me by a new friend a few weeks ago. She and I were talking about the responsibility we feel to share the wisdom...
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Laurie Benson
- Jan 30
- 2 min
What If I Told You...
What if I told you that we are here on Earth to actively participate in cleaning and healing the water flowing through us and the planet?...
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Laurie Benson
- Dec 21, 2022
- 1 min
We Heal the Fear by Knowing the Truth
When we know and trust the truth of who we are - there is no room for fear. Who we are is more than just a compilation of our...
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Laurie Benson
- Nov 10, 2022
- 1 min
How Do We Rise Above the Noise?
The pull is strong to stay in the black and white, the right and wrong, all the polarizing ways of this moment. The greater invitation in...
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Laurie Benson
- Nov 7, 2022
- 1 min
What Do You Feel?
I'm starting a little thing over on Instagram. I'm sharing images and asking people to look at the image and then share what they feel...
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Laurie Benson
- Oct 14, 2022
- 1 min
Activating the Heart of Humanity
How do we activate the heart of humanity? Does it begin with loving ourselves? It feels like it must. Because without true, pure self...
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Laurie Benson
- Oct 13, 2022
- 2 min
The Myth of Disconnection
Let me start by sharing that for years most of my work has revolved around healing our disconnection. On my website, in talks I have...
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Laurie Benson
- Oct 5, 2022
- 1 min
Letting Go of Blame
Blame tethers us to people we might be ready to let go of and steals our freedom and joy. Words have power. When we make statements like;...
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Laurie Benson
- Aug 17, 2022
- 2 min
Dance of Water and Fire
The Dance of Water and Fire is a chapter in Arkan Lushwala’s book, Deer and Thunder. In this powerful chapter he shares that men are fire...
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Laurie Benson
- Jun 1, 2022
- 1 min
What Are We Missing?
On a recent call with Manari Ushigua, political and spiritual leader of the Sápara Nation in the Ecuadorian Amazon, he shared that the...
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Laurie Benson
- May 11, 2022
- 1 min
The Myth of Self Improvement
There is a million (billion ?) dollar industry created around the myth that we are broken or incomplete. The very phrases, self-help and...
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Laurie Benson
- Mar 28, 2022
- 2 min
Grieving
(A personal note: Sometimes it's hard to share my writings because they are deeply personal and feel vulnerable. When these feelings come...
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Laurie Benson
- Mar 20, 2022
- 2 min
Thoughts of Surrender on This Spring Equinox
How do you feel when you hear the word surrender? Does it feel passive, vulnerable, debilitating? Or does it feel freeing, gentle,...
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Laurie Benson
- Jan 13, 2022
- 1 min
Gentle Awareness
Sometimes the experiences we have feel made up or surreal. While, in actuality, they are available to us at all times, but we only notice...
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Laurie Benson
- Jan 3, 2022
- 1 min
Condor Rising
This is the space we are all occupying - the time of the condor rising, working to bring all of life back into balance. The resistance,...
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Laurie Benson
- Oct 9, 2020
- 2 min
"Until you all love each other..."
The other day I hiked into one of my favorite places around my home. It feels sacred. There is an old, gnarled cottonwood tree, sitting...
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Laurie Benson
- Sep 25, 2020
- 1 min
From the Border
As I write I'm sitting on a patio in Ajo, AZ. A small, artistic, desert town about 50 miles from the border. I don’t know if I can...
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Laurie Benson
- Jul 13, 2020
- 2 min
What Are We Learning?
Our Mother Earth started 2020 with a loud cry. She is shaking us harder than she ever has, asking us to pay attention - to remember. What...
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Laurie Benson
- Jun 22, 2020
- 1 min
Without a Net
I’m not entirely sure what I’ve been waiting for. A sign. A moment of complete clarity. A... I don’t know. What I do know is that the...
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