Opening Questions… How do you experience judgmental thinking in your life? What are some examples of judgments you’ve had or might regularly have? How do you approach problems in those times when you are feeling less well than you’d like? Is it important to you to find the “cure” or the “fix,” or to dwell Read More …
Courageous Vulnerability
Opening Questions… What does courage have to do with nonviolence or empathy? How do our regular strategies for protection prevent full connection with others? How does evaluative thinking stunt the full effect, and even the possibility, of our courage? Courage in Its Many Forms >>> There are many different interpretations for what “courage” means. Some Read More …
The Nurturer Archetype
“Even in the healthiest families, each person suffers from a core wound. From the perspective of the Cocoon, this is not an accident, nor is it unfortunate. Some say that the soul orchestrates the wounding, to catalyze a special type of personal development not possible until the Cocoon, one that requires a trauma for its Read More …
Disconnecting Morality, Connecting Compassion
“Every criticism, judgment, diagnosis, and expression of anger is the tragic expression of an unmet need.” – Marshall Rosenberg My Gratitude for Language In words and in sentences, in writing and in speaking. The verbal and the nonverbal. An elegant expressive medium, and a powerful shaping force of futures. As both the means and Read More …
Serving Life
Opening Questions… What does it mean to be “life-serving” over “life-alienating”? Why would one ever choose to do anything that would alienate life? When Tragedy is Made Even More Tragic >>> Not long ago, my brother and I managed after a traumatic week to connect over the phone. My brother has been in Boston attending Read More …
A Prayer to Life
As I watch the slow dawning bloom of elm and aspen leaves / of the dandelion heads and grasses / and the return of juncos and bluebirds / the impending life-sustaining rains and sunshine / I offer my deepest gratitude / for the very possibility for life.
The Inner Gift of Gratitude
An Attitude of Gratitude In the years I’ve dedicated myself to self-growth and realignment of my lifestyle with my values, I have discovered that one of the simplest and at once most difficult exercises to foster in my everyday life is the full experiencing of gratitude.