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Sep 02 2022

What Does it Mean to Come to the Fire?

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Fire ceremony in the mountains of Colorado lead by Dr. Tom Garcia

My eyes pop open in the hours before dawn as though a dim voice has spoken plainly into my ear, “Time to get up. Come to the fire.” I swing out of bed and whisper to my wife, Carin, who is still asleep, “I’m going to the fire.” I quietly get dressed, drink ½ a cup of coffee, and head out the door with a medicine bag over my shoulder.

“Come to the fire” is a silent whisper, a gentle call to slip into the woods in the morning stillness.

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Written by Tom Garcia · Categorized: rituals · Tagged: fire ceremony, sacred places, spiritual rituals

Aug 30 2022

What is Your Why in Life?

Living Your Purpose

Your Purpose is Your Joy

For years I’ve had the same dresser my grandmother gave to me when I was 6 years old. It never seriously occurred to me to replace it. They don’t make them like they used to.

Above my dresser is a handwritten post-it-note, faded with age.

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Written by Tom Garcia · Categorized: purpose · Tagged: deep listening

Aug 08 2022

Crucible Experience

crucible experience concept Melted in a crucible precious metal gold or silver in the form of a hot heart

Are You Available: Listening for the Call of Your Heart

Our greatest challenges become grist for the mill—the stuff—of our transformation. 

Loss, disappointment, physical struggle—the difficult, traumatic and uncomfortable—these are crucible moments in life that everyone experiences. 

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Written by Tom Garcia · Categorized: purpose · Tagged: authentic voice, deep listening

Jul 27 2022

Morning Rituals for Success

morning rituals for success coffee cup with saying That's All. I love you. sits atop three books

Coffee With “the Boss”: Simple Morning Ritual

Do you have morning rituals for success?

First thing in the morning I don’t bother to check email, read the newspaper or listen to the news. Heaven forbid!

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Written by Tom Garcia · Categorized: purpose · Tagged: morning routines, prayer, spiritual rituals

Jul 16 2022

What Does Sacred Mean?

sacred place Chaco canyon ruins in northern New Mexico
Chaco Canyon in Northern New Mexico

The wind was so fierce that I couldn’t keep a fire and so cold that I couldn’t sit still. It whipped wildly through the canyons and across open fields as if the spirit of the place had broken free.

In the pitch-black night I walked away from my camp along a narrow dirt road. Deliberately veering off the road, I stumbled through a choke of bushes and brambles descending into a dry river bed. I knelt down in the soft, cracked soil, thankful for respite from the incessant wind.

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Written by Tom Garcia · Categorized: sacred · Tagged: fire ceremony, sacred places

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