vision and practice for transformative social change
How do you see yourself? Brené Brown explores a few social perspectives on things like guilt, perfection, and vulnerability in this article that illustrates ways to get what we really […]
A beautiful article on finding presence by Diane Ackerman, a writer known for reminding us of our connection to the natural world. It was a spring morning in upstate New […]
Nipun Mehta shares personal insight gained from a 3-month long walking pilgrimage through India. “Travelers, there is no path, paths are made by walking.” –Antonio Machado [Offbeat Graduation Speech […]
1. I have this thing. Since I was in college, I’ve called it “The Feeling” It is a discomfort. An unsettled anxiety that comes from looking at certain things. Many […]
Suddenly, almost without warning, I can be somewhere else–at a different time, a different place. It’s like I’m whisked away, held hostage and traveling, strapped into the seat of an […]
Sometimes when we want to make a shift in our behavior, we need to give some things up in order to make room for a new and improved way […]
It’s been said that I’ve quit smoking. It’s been said by me. I put it in print back in January, in this very venue, in fact. I meant it then. […]
In this video from Global Oneness Ven. Tenzin Palmo asks “”How can we collectively wake up?” asks British-born Tibetan Buddhist nun Ven. Tenzin Palmo from the foothills of the Himalayas […]
There is freedom in awareness and action. This post outlines, in a beautiful and inspirational way, a few of the ways we can find our way back home. As we […]
I know nothing (more on this later). I thought painting my bedroom was just a matter of slapping some paint on the wall. Okay, that’s perhaps more crass than I really mean […]
I’ve always said that in order to be strong Superman had to learn how to be super vulnerable. Read Lubna Salah’s post from elephant journal on the strength behind vulnerability. […]
What Do sad people have in Common? It seems They have all built a shrine To the past And often go there And do a strange wail and Worship. What […]