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Wisdom + 78 Seconds ~ Julio Ollala
WISDOM + 78 SECONDS from Nic Askew on Vimeo.
FollowWalk On Walk Off ~ Interview with Deborah Frieze
Walk Out Walk On: A Learning Journey Into Communities | Interview with Author Deborah Frieze from The Socio Capitalist on Vimeo.
My Essential Job Description
In a time of great fear and the crashing of old ways of being, as humanity begins to wake up and to see the pain and suffering of Earth and her people, as the forces of the old ways … Continue reading
Reflections of Peacemaking
This past weekend I had an amazing experience at a Peacemaker Retreat with James O’Dea in Crestone Colorado. While I have known of James’ work for some time and have known that I would someday meet him and experience … Continue reading
Tools for Conference Calls
Arranging conference calls can be such a challenge for me – figuring out the time zone differences, agreeing upon a time and choosing the appropriate technology. So, I want to gather the tools into one toolkit here that I will … Continue reading
The Journey ~ Mary Oliver
This poem really says it all for me. It is expresses the journey beneath the journey that is itineris, that is my life. It speaks to me of the sadness and the joy, of the aloneness, of the courage involved … Continue reading
Wild Geese ~ Mary Oliver
You do not have to be good.
You do not have to walk on your knees
for a hundred miles through the desert, repenting.
You only have to let the soft animal of your body
love what it loves.
Tell me about despair, yours, and … Continue reading
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Allow ~ Danna Faulds
There is no controlling life.
Try corralling a lightning bolt, containing a tornado.
Dam a stream and it will create a new channel.
Resist, and the tide will sweep you off your feet.
Allow, and grace will carry you to higher ground.
The only safety … Continue reading
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The Guesthouse ~ Rumi
This being human is a guest house.
Every morning a new arrival.
A joy, a depression, a meanness,
some momentary awareness comes
as an unexpected visitor.
Welcome and entertain them all!
Even if they’re a crowd of sorrows
who violently sweep your house
empty of its furniture.
Still treat … Continue reading
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Just One Thing ~ Rick Hanson
I really appreciate Rick Hanson’s perspectives. He combines a practitioner’s experience of meditation practice with a scientist’s understanding in neuroscience and what he comes out with sounds like advise that my mother gave me when I was a kid. The … Continue reading
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Tagged meditation, Neuroscience, Rick Hanson
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