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The Seed
There was this guy who lived a long time ago. He was not very fancy, probably not formally educated, but he made people think. Sometimes, he made people angry because he required them to think. You may have heard of … Continue reading
A Step on the Search
I grew up at a time and in a culture filled with hard binaries: everything was either right or wrong; good or bad; heaven or hell; black or white; man or woman; American or foreign. The list could be expanded. … Continue reading
Something Wrong
I wonder how many times in our lives someone communicated to us this message: “There’s something wrong with you!” Of course, the message is never delivered just like that. The “something” is likely defined more specifically, and then the charge … Continue reading
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It’s a Hard Sell
Talking about vulnerability is hard. Asking people to be vulnerable is a hard sell in this culture where being tough, denying grief, perfectionism, and always having to win in order to feel good for a minute are common expectations. The … Continue reading
Showing Up
It is late February as I write this, and more insistently than usual, spring seems to be fully upon us. This morning while out for some quiet time in the backyard near the edge of the woods, I saw this … Continue reading
If Not Love
What if, for some reason, we could no longer use the word love. But, let’s say, we still wanted to convey for ourselves and for others the things love means to us, between us, and about us. What words would … Continue reading
Why Love?
Start treating your Self like someone you love. J. Mike Fields, Life Coach Love shows up in most religious traditions as a most important thing. Jesus’ famous words agree with the teachers of his Jewish tradition that loving God and … Continue reading