No one group — ethnic or otherwise — can have ownership of being in a relationship with Spirit. Wars have been and are being fought because each faction claims, “God is on our side!” Spirit found me years ago, a small child standing outside in awe of the sunlight and breeze, playing tag in the tree … Read More
Recently I came across Donald D. Hoffman’s work, research that has literally and happily blown my mind. Well, not really – what Don Hoffman has done for me is quantify my suspicions through our culture’s accepted mode of knowingness: reductive science. I would like to introduce myself to Dr. Hoffman, a professor of cognitive science … Read More
My life has been very full lately. One might say “busy,” but that does not quite capture what I have been experiencing, as a large part of the perceived fullness has centered around choices – choices between opportunities and multiple possibilities. As I weighed the pros and cons of all these possibilities (“Go there!” “Come … Read More
Back in 1977, Lisa Lindahl uprooted an industry with her Jogbra By Abbey Gingras via Dawn Patrol An amateur runner, Lisa Lindahl, was sick and tired of being uncomfortable while exercising. Bouncing boobs hurt. So she created the Jogbra, launching a $7 billion-per-year industry and knocking down barriers for women athletes around the world. Last week, … Read More
John Welwood, a psychotherapist and Buddhist teacher, coined what has become the very useful term “spiritual bypassing.” In 2010 Integral Psychotherapist Robert Masters wrote an entire book about the phenomenon. He describes spiritual bypassing as “The use of spiritual practices and beliefs to avoid dealing with our painful feelings, unresolved wounds, and developmental needs.” As Dr. … Read More