This site launched on 2025-01-20. Exactly one year later it has 875 files of which 688 are notes and 187 are images. I'm happy and grateful that you are here. And also a little bit amazed that you found me. It has to have been through word of mouth (the very best way) because I don't write anywhere else, I don't promote this site on social media, and I haven't made it accessible to search engines. If you want to talk with me, and I hope you do, I'm happy to chat, easy to reach, [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected]?subject=Saw%20your%20website), and will always reply. (Or if you're in LYT, feel free to DM me.) - [[Why Profound Journey?]] - [[What's with the Turtle?]] - [[Mary Oliver's Poem]] - [[Quotes and Poems]] ## Navigating Profound Journey ![[Images/Vault Structure for PJ Jan 2026.png|400]] I assume you'll bop around and explore what interests you. If you want navigation aids, you'll find them in the Instructions for Life folder. Upfront in that folder, there's a major MOC for each of the folders: [[Pay Attention MOC]], [[Be Amazed MOC]] and [[Tell About It MOC]]. They are a good place to start. Every note on this site has an Up link to a map of content. It bugs me when I don't know if something I read online is current or a dozen years old. So every note, with the exception of quote files and MOCs, also has the date the note was created and when it was last updated. New notes or updates to existing ones are listed below with the most recent entries at the top. At the end of the month, the list gets filed in Instructions for Life and this Welcome page will have the new month. # New and Updated ## January 2026 - [[Wands]] - [[Page of Wands]] (updated) - [[8 of Wands]] - [[Find the Consistency that is Right for You]] - [[Work in Time Blocks]] - [[The Body in Individuation]] - [[Another Version of the Five Steps of Focusing]] - [[The Need for Control]] - [[Against Writing in a Coffee Shop?]] - [[Intuition]] - [[Quotes - Intuition]] (Updated) - [[Self-Trust is Needed for Self-Acceptance]] - [[Principles of Embodiment Work]] - [[Obstacles to Inner Knowing]] - [[Five Steps of Focusing]] - [[Felt Sense]] - [[Exercise to Find a Felt Sense]] - [[History of Focusing]] - [[What is a Focusing Attitude?]] - [[Environment Matters to Thought and Creativity]] - [[Aberdeen Cottage]] - [[Hestia’s Cottage]] - [[Yin Yoga]] - [[Why I've Moved to a Seasonal Focus]] - [[Quotes - Intuition]] - [[If You are Going to Use Goals]] - [[Spotlight Attention]] - [[Immersive van Gogh]] - [[Pearls Before Breakfast]] (Updated) - [[Beauty]] - [[Quotes - Self-Acceptance]] - [[Self-Acceptance Fluctuates]] - [[Questions to Ask Myself About Time]] - [[Quotes - Choice and Decision Making]] (Updated) - [[When You Need to Make a Choice]] - [[When a Woman Rejects Her Body]] - [[What’s Stopping Me from Giving Time to My Body?]] - [[Four Good Reasons to Be in Your Body]] - [[Quotes - Body]] - [[Perception is Selective Attention]] - [[Look Differently at Interruptions and Distractions]] - [[Examples of Opposites]] - [[Quotes - Reality]] (Updated) - [[Intensities - Happiness Family of Emotions]] - [[Awe is a Deep and Uncommon Emotion]] - [[Happiness]] - [[Intensities - Depression and Suicidal Urges]] - [[Intensities - Sadness Family of Emotions]] - [[Sadness]] - [[Intensities - Jealousy and Envy]] - [[Intensities - Fear, Anxiety and Panic]] - [[Loneliness is Solitude with a Problem]] - [[Worry Serves a Purpose But It's Not the Best Option]] - [[What We Worry About]] - [[Jungian Questions about Anxiety]] - [[Intensities - Shame and Guilt]] - [[Intensities - Anger, Apathy and Hatred]] - [[Shame]] - [[Apathy or Boredom]] - [[An Analogy for the Relationship Between Fear and Anger]] - [[Anger]] - [[Love isn’t an Emotion]] - [[Renegotiating Contracts]] - [[Healthy Boundaries Come from Values]] - [[Relational Boundary Options]] - [[Kinds of Boundaries]] - [[Esoteric Ways to Work with Challenging Emotions]] - [[Feel and Name the Emotion]] - [[Work with Emotions by Asking Questions]] - [[Prompts for Writing Emotion in Poems]] - [[Conscious Complaining]] - [[Knowledge Emotions]] - [[Nine Innate Affects]] - [[Emotions Wheel]] - [[Understand Emotional Intensities]] - [[Nervous System Regulation and the Zone of Confidence]] - [[The Problem with Affirmations]] - [[The Difference Between Feeling and Emotion]] - [[6 of Wands]] - [[Quotes - Time and Productivity]] (Updated) - [[Quotes - Attention and Intention]] (Updated) - [[Sensory Activities]] - [[Viewing Art Stimulates Curiosity and Creativity]] - [[Rat Park]] - [[Designate a Creative Space]] - [[Vision Translates to Environment]] - [[Describe Me by Describing My Home]] - [[Hearth Notes]] (Updated) - [[Four Disciplines of Execution]] - [[Life Rivers for Tracking]] - [[Decanic Journey Calendar]] - [[Integrity]] - [[General About Values]] - [[Values Assessments]] - [[Thirteen Exercises for Defining Core Values]] - [[Habits Serve Goals Which Serve Intentions Which Serve Values]] - [[Quotes - Silence and Solitude]] (Updated) - [[Inner Child Work that Works!]] - [[Journal, January 2-11, 2026]] (Updated) - [[Hearth Notes]] - [[Devotion Elaborated]] - [[4 of Swords]] [[Embodiment - Ground Curriculum]]. This is the top-level MOC containing all of the notes listed in the sections below. Notes were published at various times this month, which is why they are listed individually rather than just having this one entry for the entire curriculum. Notes below this line are part of [[Difficult Times]] - [[SIFT - A Shorter SIBAM]] - [[Be the Watcher]] [[Concentration]] Notes below this line are part of [[Mind Awareness]] - [[Reframe Negative Body Thoughts]] - [[Two-Hand Dialogue with Your Body]] - [[RAIN, a Mindfulness Tool]] Notes below this line are part of [[Breathing]] - [[Breathing from Diaphragm Helps the Heart]] - [[Breathwork for Internal Functions]] Notes below this line are part of [[Relaxation]]. - [[Progressive Muscle Relaxation]] - [[Invite the Relaxation Response]] - [[Body Awareness Questions When Dancing]] - [[Staccato in Five Rhythms Dance]] - [[Lyrical in Five Rhythms Dance]] - [[Stillness in Five Rhythms Dance]] - [[Chaos in Five Rhythms Dance]] - [[Flowing in Five Rhythms Dance]] - [[Five Rhythms Dance]] Notes below this line are part of [[Body Awareness]]. - [[Marks of the Body]] - [[Name the Sensations]] - [[Body Scan - Jon Kabat-Zinn]] - [[O'Malley's Four Questions]] - [[O'Malley Moments]] - [[Treasure Hunting with Sensations]] - [[The GROUND Practice]]