Your inner garden

Draw a picture of what it would look like if your relationship with yourself were a committed relationship. Can you look in the mirror, and look yourself in the eye and say, “I’m here for you” — and mean it and feel it? […]

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My core message, v 1.0

1) Decide to be part of the solution. Know that if you remain unconscious you will be part of the problem, for the Earth, for humanity, for other species. If you’re reading this blog, you’ve probably already decided to be part of the solution. But make it a conscious decision, and a life commitment. 2) […]

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Bring it on

The consciousness revolution is not something happening “out there” — nor is its promise and potential inevitable. Every day I have as my goal being able to say when I go to bed that night that I could not have lived that day with more love, more gusto, more kindness, more compassion, more courage, more […]

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The Rules for Being Human

The following list is by Dr. Chérie Carter-Scott. When I first received this list I was 18 years-old and attending an Outward Bound course in Maine. It had been photocopied so many times that the letters looked a little over-bled and rounded out. I rarely re-post other people’s content, but this is one that keeps […]

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The difference that makes a difference

One of the most useful concepts — for anyone, really, but especially for change agents because we so often find ourselves spinning our wheels — comes from Stephen Covey’s The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. This is the distinction between our circle of influence vs our circle of concern. My circle of concern might […]

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