I recently had an email exchange with a delightful young woman I have come to cherish. As I read her words, it occurred to me that the past continued to be the context within which the ability to choose had become 'frozen' in the face of imagined consequences. So, with that awareness in mind, I offered her a different perspective from which to consider ... Continue Reading >>
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How, then, shall you choose?
In the last month or so, I’ve written about the relationship between choice and intention; and about the underpinnings of truth and its deep roots in the mind-shaping process of parenting (and its surrogates) who fly the flag of our best interests and keeping us safe. The pull to simply capitulate and abdicate to ‘the voice of (a caring) authority’ is a ... Continue Reading >>
Truth: the elusive Unicorn in our current reality
Brace for impact: incoming rant…. What is truth? Where does truth live? How do we know when we’ve found it? Like everyone else on the planet, I grew up believing that what I was told by those who tended to me on a daily basis (inside the family circle, i.e. parents/grandparents/older siblings) and their chosen surrogates (those outside the family ... Continue Reading >>
Our Children
Rather than embed submission to authority, were we to engender in our children a deep curiosity about themselves and their potential, the world would change profoundly in a single generation. ... Continue Reading >>
The Power to Design a Life
For some, these are curious times. For others, these are frightening, uncertain and chaotic times. At the very least, these are times that press us to either pay closer attention or dive deeper into our preferred strategy for avoidance. However it may be unfolding for you, the one unavoidable moment for any and all of us will be the one when we must choose. ... Continue Reading >>
Transformation
The power to transform does not lie in any particular 'correct' assumption. It lies in your willingness to tell the truth - out loud and in the presence of others - about the assumptions you already carry that you hold as truth. ... Continue Reading >>
Performance vs Meaningful Life
The threat of fear, shame and humiliation may provoke an increase in performance but they will never provoke the creation of a meaningful life. ... Continue Reading >>