“Wait… I’m Not My Business?” — A Wake-Up Call I Didn't See Coming
So something hit me the other day. Like really hit me.
I was sitting there, feeling kind of stuck when it comes to promoting my business—DTK Studios. And suddenly, this wave of clarity came over me. I realized that one of my biggest roadblocks—the thing that’s been quietly getting in my way—was me. More specifically… how much I’ve attached myself to my business.
I’ve spent years building DTK Studios from the ground up. I’ve poured so much of my energy, my time, my creativity into it. And without even realizing it, I started seeing the business as me.
And here’s the thing—that kind of unconscious attachment can really mess with how you show up.
Because every time I’ve tried to market the business, it’s felt personal. Like I was talking about myself. Bragging. Boasting. Trying to be someone I don’t really like being around.
But this moment of clarity changed that.
Thoughts Before Feelings: A Simple Truth That Changes Everything
Lately, I’ve been reflecting on a simple but powerful truth: our thoughts create the feelings in our body.
It seems obvious when I write it out like that, but for much of my life, I lived as if the opposite were true. I believed my feelings were driving my thoughts. If I felt anxious, of course my mind was racing. If I felt low, of course I was stuck in sad or negative thinking. That just seemed like how life worked.
But as I’ve become more present, more intentional about watching my own patterns, I’ve realized that it’s actually the other way around.
Time Equals Now: How Conscious Presence Changes Everything
Time Equals Now: How Conscious Presence Changes Everything
I’ve come to a point in my journey where I’m not just living in the present—I’m aware that I’m living in the present. And that awareness has changed everything.
It might sound simple, but here’s the truth I’ve discovered: time equals now. That’s it. The only real time is this moment. Not yesterday. Not tomorrow. Just now.
And yet, most of us spend so much of our lives everywhere but here. We live in our heads—worrying about the future, replaying the past, creating stories about what might happen. It’s exhausting. And for most of my life, I didn’t even realize how much I was doing it.
But when you strip away all of that noise, you’re left with something profoundly simple: the present moment. And living here—consciously—is where everything shifts.
The Light Switch of Presence: What Three Years on a Plant Medicine Healing Journey Taught Me About Consciousness
In September of 2022, I “woke up.”
Not in the buzzword way we tend to use the term, but in the raw, disruptive, shake-you-to-your-core way that only a true awakening can bring. I had started working with plant medicine, particularly psilocybin, and it cracked something open inside me.
What followed has been almost three years of deep, messy, beautiful, and at times overwhelming work. A healing journey that was equal parts terrifying and liberating.
And through it all, I kept wondering: Am I conscious now? Is this it?
I’d have moments of stillness, clarity, even bliss. But they would pass, and I’d find myself back in the spiral of overthinking, worrying, and chasing the “next” moment of insight. Consciousness felt like something to catch, something fleeting.
But then—something shifted.