by Deb | Oct 1, 2013 | Balance, Change, Transition and Transformation, Connections, Leadership/Leadership Development, Learning, Mindful and Intentional, Spirituality and Reflection
Fire What makes a fire burn is space between the logs, a breathing space. too much of a good thing, too many logs packed in too tight can douse the flames almost as surely as a pail of water would. So building fires requires attention to the spaces in between,...
by Deb | Apr 30, 2012 | Connections, Mindful and Intentional, Spirituality and Reflection
When Someone Deeply Listens to You When someone deeply listens to you it is like holding out a dented cup you’ve had since childhood and watching it fill up with cold, fresh water. When it balances on top of the brim, you are understood. When it overflows and...
by Deb | Jan 9, 2012 | Connections, Mindful and Intentional, Spirituality and Reflection
If you want the truth to stand clear before you, never be for or against. The struggle between for and against is the mind’s worst disease. -Sent-ts’an, c. 700 C.E. One of the greatest challenges I have with my own teenage daughter is trying to seek the...
by Deb | Nov 4, 2011 | Balance, Connections, Mindful and Intentional, Spirituality and Reflection
“Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing, there is a field. I’ll meet you there.” -Rumi, Sufi poet When we name things as right or wrong, we leave no room for a meeting of the hearts. When I find myself in disagreement with someone, I can get...
by Deb | Jul 5, 2011 | Connections
In my earlier post, Fear is the Root of All Evil, I have written about fear as the root of all evil. After meditating this morning, I realized that fear itself is not evil. How could it be? It is a natural instinctual response that serves as a survival...
by Deb | May 26, 2011 | Connections, Healing, Quilt of Humanity
In my recent post on forgiveness, I wrote about the film Forgiving Mengele. This documentary follows Eva Mozes Kor, a survivor of the inhumane experiments of Dr. Mengele in Auschwitz, who decided to forgive Mengele as part of her own healing process. Eva is a woman...
