If we want a new world, we need to learn how to listen to what has life. What does it mean to listen to what has life? Or, we could ask, what does it mean to say something is “alive”? Here is my definition of what is alive: People who are buzzing with gifts to [ Read more … ]
Social Change
For meaningful change we need the potency of the creative.
Artists have always been at the forefront of anything new. Freud confirmed this when he said that no matter where his research led, a poet had already been there ahead of him. When I work with clients, it’s so apparent that deep creativity is not of the head or thinking mind. It comes from an [ Read more … ]
Metaphor provides clarity we can’t get any other way.
This is true for all of us. We valiantly search for the explanation, the description, the words. But when those words aren’t there, we unconsciously drop into another part of our brain–the part of our brain that works in metaphor. Metaphor allows us to understand and speak about things that are unknown, vague, or abstract. [ Read more … ]
The world is desperate for real revolution. We need revolutionary acts of teaching and learning.
Learning, by its very nature, moves us beyond established systems of knowledge. It takes us beyond our comfort zones. It’s no wonder autocratic societies limit education and a free press. Incremental change is important, but the world is desperate for real revolution. We need revolutionary acts of teaching and learning. Learning happens because we human [ Read more … ]
Spirit doesn’t care about credentials
I spent years trying to fit into traditional boxes, yet never fitting in, because a spiritual calling will never fit into a box. I spent more years not trusting what Spirit was showing me; feeling that I wasn’t the right person for what I was being called to do. I wanted a safe and normal [ Read more … ]