I don’t have anything profound to say - just that I appreciate your posts so much, they always introduce me to new and inspiring ways of looking at things - thank you!
Hey Ashley, looking forward to seeing you in Blighty at some point. A revolving door is possibly the one place where non-taichi folks will have experienced that uncanny feeling of 'Hey, but I am now going the exact opposite direction than I had intended!' Which of course is the main feeling for anyone starting pushing hands study with Mark... or indeed after 20yrs...
As one of the men who found you through looking up Tao and substack I would say that, in my opinion, you follow it beautifully. I'm really happy to have found your writing, it has provided me with some great insights. So thank you for your writing and I look forward to what is to come.
This one feels very important, Caroline. I've been coming round increasingly to the notion that we might remember how to be in relationship with nonhumans (as you say, the Earth) again by practicing with other humans. Said another way: how we are with them will be no different than how we are with one another. And your descriptions of practicing staying in the dynamic tension of relationship, or finding another place to stand (a brilliant image that changes the frame on the current trend toward disposability) seem to offer a way into the work that also denies the seduction of easy solutionism. Well written, and thank you. With care, Adam
I received this originally as a free article and responded by email with a question. Caroline responded so thoughtfully and gifted me with a complimentary subscription so I could comment online. Thank you for your kindness and for sharing your thoughts with all of us! Below is the question I asked:
In one paragraph, it says sacrificing principles by standing your ground and using softness was incorrect. But in the next paragraph, it says to stand your ground using softness. This seems contradictory - what am I missing?
I don’t have anything profound to say - just that I appreciate your posts so much, they always introduce me to new and inspiring ways of looking at things - thank you!
Hello Caro.
Hope your cold is departing.
Bizarre - and literally ridiculous - for anyone to call anyone else an “awful Daoist” !
I feel the same about the muse!
My tai chi teacher Keith Good often uses the revolving door metaphor in relation to push hands and frame development.
Hey Ashley, looking forward to seeing you in Blighty at some point. A revolving door is possibly the one place where non-taichi folks will have experienced that uncanny feeling of 'Hey, but I am now going the exact opposite direction than I had intended!' Which of course is the main feeling for anyone starting pushing hands study with Mark... or indeed after 20yrs...
My hair stood up again! Good luck with whatever it is you are softly standing with
Yes indeed, those gnomic ponderings were the perfect footpath for further wanderings. Thanks once again.
Thank you for this. So helpful to me today. ❤️
As one of the men who found you through looking up Tao and substack I would say that, in my opinion, you follow it beautifully. I'm really happy to have found your writing, it has provided me with some great insights. So thank you for your writing and I look forward to what is to come.
This one feels very important, Caroline. I've been coming round increasingly to the notion that we might remember how to be in relationship with nonhumans (as you say, the Earth) again by practicing with other humans. Said another way: how we are with them will be no different than how we are with one another. And your descriptions of practicing staying in the dynamic tension of relationship, or finding another place to stand (a brilliant image that changes the frame on the current trend toward disposability) seem to offer a way into the work that also denies the seduction of easy solutionism. Well written, and thank you. With care, Adam
Thanks for your writing. I wouldn't give much mind to those negative voices. They are way off.
This is such amazing information and gives me a lot to think about! Thank you so much for sharing it.
I received this originally as a free article and responded by email with a question. Caroline responded so thoughtfully and gifted me with a complimentary subscription so I could comment online. Thank you for your kindness and for sharing your thoughts with all of us! Below is the question I asked:
In one paragraph, it says sacrificing principles by standing your ground and using softness was incorrect. But in the next paragraph, it says to stand your ground using softness. This seems contradictory - what am I missing?