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Social Contracts?!?

This weekend I was at a training and someone mentioned “social agreements”. My ears immediately went “Ping!” Whaaaat? Did I agree? Someone else called them “social contracts”. Whaaaaaaaaaaaat?!??!!! Did I sign?!? Here’s today’s list of agreements my head somehow got around…

Crisis–Spread the Word!

Did you know that “crisis” comes from a Latinized form of the Greek krisis, meaning “turning point in a disease”?! And also from the PIE root krei “to sieve”, as in, as pointed out by TED-er Glennon Melton, to sift…

If you’re a Pathological Anything…

If you are a pathological anything, A) I humbly disagree and B) You are cordially invited to share in story-time as we illustrate the… Six Steps Out. (Please note: story-time is for grown-ups who want to move from knowledge to integration.) One…

The Abundance Paradox–What To Do

Growing up Christian, I got mixed messages about external markers of success. The hippies (of whom Jesus was my favorite) preached that wealth was a sign of having your priorities backwards. At the same time, other teachings evidenced that wealth…

Medicine for Letting Go–To Freedom

We all have to let go at some point. Ideally, before we die.  For many, parenting seems to catalyze the experience. You can try to control your own life but try to control your teenager’s? Watch out! For birthparents (aka…

Wounded OPEN

When you’re wounded, “too” sensitive, embarrassed, you can be wounded open. Made strong and sure, yet humble– so aware of your like-kindedness with other beings. A real human. In. Open. There’s a grace… the grace of knowing, deeply, that you…