Years ago I trained in Aikido. Aikido is a martial art that is not based on kicking someone’s butt. Rather it is based on the ability to neutralize an attack in a way that preserves the integrity of both parties. The parallels between Aikido and Marshall Rosenberg’s process Nonviolent Communication (NVC) are rich, deep, and […]
and You Reap What You Sow (revised and republished from my email newsletter) “Be the change you want to see in the world.” ~Mahatma Gandhi If you’re not getting the results you want — in your relationships or in your social change efforts — be intentional while planting seeds at the level of mind. Inspired […]
One of my teachers shares a parable of the Buddha’s, that goes a little something like this: There are four types of people in the world. Those who move from darkness to darkness. Those who move from darkness to brightness. Those who move from brightness to darkness. And those that move from brightness to brightness. […]
Yes – the Earth needs us to drive less. The Earth needs less deforestation, species extinction, soil erosion… the list goes on. But what the Earth really needs is for us humans to get on the same page about who we are, what is the good life, and how we move forward into our shared […]
Those Mayan’s! They sure were great astronomers for their time! Given that their calendar was carved in stone tablets, can we blame them for stopping 3,000 years into the future? If this is not the year the world ends, perhaps it can be the year the world re-invents itself. WTF are you waiting for? Do […]