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Category: Soul
In training to be a journalist, the first lesson I learned was how to ask the right questions so you can get meaningful answers. Researchers also understand this. From the…
A group of us spent some time together in a “virtual” circle (via video conference) last night, on the Winter Solstice. Tuning in from Boston, Lisbon, Amsterdam, Madrid, São Paulo,…
The idea of being present, waiting for and witnessing what emerges has become a repetitive theme in the readings and conversations I have had lately. Start with one idea. Notice…
A few years ago, I realized that many of the books to which I gravitated were about journeys. I read about Shackleton’s adventures, and about a group of prison camp…
As I wander through the streets of Lisbon and the coastal towns that follow the Tejo river south toward the sea, I occasionally come across signs like this one: They…
A month into my mini-sabbatical and the idea of rest is percolating across my field of view. It started with a meditation from poet David Whyte: REST is the conversation…
This weekend I spent 24 hours (I’m excluding sleeping time) with 300 people in the Santa Cruz Mountains at 1440 Multiversity for the first On Being Gathering. There is so…
The way the soul is with the senses and the mind, is like a creek. When desire-weeds grow thick, your intelligence cannot flow, and soul-creatures stay hidden. But sometimes a…
There was a time when I realized that all the books I was reading — fiction or memoir — were about people on a journey. I suppose most stories are…