"Sooner or later, if we want to feel what it is to be alive in a Universe that is alive, we will have to empty ourselves, open our hearts, and listen." Today, my Exquisite Risk looked like this. I was really intent on being fully present in my moments during the day. It is actually quite fascinating to me just how difficult it can be to stop the constant - Repetitive - thoughts and behaviors that tend to dominate our day to day experiences. I know, though, that if I truly w