Phyllis Mathis
@phylmathis.bsky.social
Ontological Life Coach, cyclist, nature lover, author of The Subversive Soul: The Gentle Revolution Everyone Needs, coming soon from Quoir Publishing. #soul #soul practices #spirituality (please no DM’s unless I know you in real life)
The soul has her own presence, her own wisdom, her own language, her own timing. She is not an inspiration machine, dispensing pithy reminders to get us through the day. Instead she invites us to wordlessly, thoughtlessly, hang out in the dark with her, until the mind is quiet, and the heart is fed.
January 30, 2025 at 5:34 PM
The soul has her own presence, her own wisdom, her own language, her own timing. She is not an inspiration machine, dispensing pithy reminders to get us through the day. Instead she invites us to wordlessly, thoughtlessly, hang out in the dark with her, until the mind is quiet, and the heart is fed.
Well actually, it’s an Amaryllis.
January 15, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Well actually, it’s an Amaryllis.
Waiting for the reveal!
January 7, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Waiting for the reveal!
The dream of my life
Is to lie down by a slow river
And stare at the light in the trees-To learn something by being nothing
A little while but the rich
Lens of attention
-Mary Oliver
Is to lie down by a slow river
And stare at the light in the trees-To learn something by being nothing
A little while but the rich
Lens of attention
-Mary Oliver
December 23, 2024 at 1:54 PM
The dream of my life
Is to lie down by a slow river
And stare at the light in the trees-To learn something by being nothing
A little while but the rich
Lens of attention
-Mary Oliver
Is to lie down by a slow river
And stare at the light in the trees-To learn something by being nothing
A little while but the rich
Lens of attention
-Mary Oliver
I picked up this rock on the shore of the Isle of Skye in 2019. I swear it sings to me still.
December 19, 2024 at 5:06 PM
I picked up this rock on the shore of the Isle of Skye in 2019. I swear it sings to me still.
I’m curious: how are people taking care of themselves during the holidays, by enneagram type? Especially type 9’s. Asking for a friend. #enneagram #type9 #holidays
December 17, 2024 at 2:47 PM
I’m curious: how are people taking care of themselves during the holidays, by enneagram type? Especially type 9’s. Asking for a friend. #enneagram #type9 #holidays
Loved attending the Denver Pops Christmas concert!
December 16, 2024 at 4:34 PM
Loved attending the Denver Pops Christmas concert!
I love the whole poem, but this line in the best:
By morning
I had vanished at least a dozen times
into something better.
~Mary Oliver Sleeping in the Forest
By morning
I had vanished at least a dozen times
into something better.
~Mary Oliver Sleeping in the Forest
December 13, 2024 at 4:00 PM
I love the whole poem, but this line in the best:
By morning
I had vanished at least a dozen times
into something better.
~Mary Oliver Sleeping in the Forest
By morning
I had vanished at least a dozen times
into something better.
~Mary Oliver Sleeping in the Forest
It was a bit icy in spots, but still a lovely winter walk this morning with @lori-d-wilson.bsky.social
#soulfriends #goldenco
#soulfriends #goldenco
December 11, 2024 at 8:27 PM
It was a bit icy in spots, but still a lovely winter walk this morning with @lori-d-wilson.bsky.social
#soulfriends #goldenco
#soulfriends #goldenco
I’m going to love watching this hyacinth do its thing this season. Thanks @kathyescobar.bsky.social
#hope #light in the darkness.
#hope #light in the darkness.
December 10, 2024 at 4:19 PM
I’m going to love watching this hyacinth do its thing this season. Thanks @kathyescobar.bsky.social
#hope #light in the darkness.
#hope #light in the darkness.
Thinking about this man, playing his flute for the redwoods. I think he knows something we don’t know.
December 9, 2024 at 4:18 PM
Thinking about this man, playing his flute for the redwoods. I think he knows something we don’t know.
This all I got for Christmas wishes this particular year.
December 5, 2024 at 4:05 PM
This all I got for Christmas wishes this particular year.
“I'm beginning to hear the teachings of my blood pulsing within me. My story isn't pleasant, it's not sweet and harmonious like the invented stories; it tastes of folly and bewilderment, of madness and dream, like the life of all people who no longer want to lie to themselves.”
~Hermann Hesse
December 5, 2024 at 1:30 PM
“I'm beginning to hear the teachings of my blood pulsing within me. My story isn't pleasant, it's not sweet and harmonious like the invented stories; it tastes of folly and bewilderment, of madness and dream, like the life of all people who no longer want to lie to themselves.”
~Hermann Hesse
What did we do on ourThanksgiving holiday, you ask? We went to a salt mine in Kansas of course. Duh. Here’s a picture of an underground bathroom!
December 3, 2024 at 11:18 PM
What did we do on ourThanksgiving holiday, you ask? We went to a salt mine in Kansas of course. Duh. Here’s a picture of an underground bathroom!
Choosing soul over culture will cost us something, always, and the reward, though undeniably awesome, is usually only personal and almost always hidden.
#thesouliscountercultural
#thesouliscountercultural
November 28, 2024 at 11:17 PM
Choosing soul over culture will cost us something, always, and the reward, though undeniably awesome, is usually only personal and almost always hidden.
#thesouliscountercultural
#thesouliscountercultural
Heading to Kansas to practice giving thanks. I’ll be thankful when we get there!
November 27, 2024 at 3:15 PM
Heading to Kansas to practice giving thanks. I’ll be thankful when we get there!
A great reminder from my favorite poet
November 26, 2024 at 2:48 PM
A great reminder from my favorite poet
When we allow the soul to be the touchstone of truth, when the soul interprets our perceptions, our emotions, and our decisions, we live from a deeper, more enduring, more grounded center. #thesubversivesoul #thesouliscountercultural
November 25, 2024 at 3:05 PM
When we allow the soul to be the touchstone of truth, when the soul interprets our perceptions, our emotions, and our decisions, we live from a deeper, more enduring, more grounded center. #thesubversivesoul #thesouliscountercultural
Still some color here!
November 24, 2024 at 2:56 PM
Still some color here!
This tiny little waterfall in Armstrong Woods, moves underground to feed a forest of redwoods. #thesoulissubterranean
November 23, 2024 at 2:12 PM
This tiny little waterfall in Armstrong Woods, moves underground to feed a forest of redwoods. #thesoulissubterranean