Engaged Wisdom

Engaged Wisdom

You may have heard the popular quote from Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, “We are not human beings on a spiritual journey. We are spiritual beings on a human journey.” Given how easily we get lost in our “to do” list, this saying is often used as a reminder that we are...
Blessing for the Journey

Blessing for the Journey

When days rush past in a blur, may you pause to receive the simple gifts that life generously offers. When you are overwhelmed, may you rest in the gentleness of your own heart. When you are feeling hopeless, may your imagination hold a torch to unseen possibilities....
SEEING — Part Four

SEEING — Part Four

Resilient Self, Resilient Earth Perhaps this series should be called BEING rather than SEEING, because what we see determines how we live, and how we live impacts our living planet. Scientists report that we are living in the sixth-extinction on earth. It has been...
SEEING — Part Three

SEEING — Part Three

A Resiliency Tool Some of the most exciting research from recent neuroscience reveals that our brains can continue to learn, even radically rewire, throughout our lifetimes. No matter what your upbringing, experiences, catastrophes, you can cultivate resiliency and...
SEEING – Part Two

SEEING – Part Two

SEEING – Part Two Prefrontal Cortex to the Rescue You’ve got to be kidding me! You mean that my motivations, no matter how conscious they seem, are scripted by early experiences that I can’t recall? Well, not exactly, although those significant childhood moments are...
SEEING – Part One

SEEING – Part One

“We do not see the world as it is. We see the world as we are.” Attributed to both the Talmud and Anaïs Nin Seeing the world as we are is tricky business, and it describes why life gets so confusing and difficult at times. We can be convinced that our perception of a...