Lessons on Love
Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none.William Shakespeare Somewhere between 1564 and 1616, Shakespeare wrote the words above. If I were to read between his lines, I would suggest he was advising us to lead with love. Given…
Polarization & Misinterpretation — Why Deep Collaboration, not Judgment, uncovers Truth
As an avid proponent of objective journalism, I often feel like CBC Radio’s published news and views may be as close to the truth as media can take us. Nonetheless, a recent Sunday Edition by Michael Enright disappointed me. Enright’s…
Mad Woman Laughing: Poetry for the Spirit
Madness, as in the theme of my soon-to-be-published poetry book, is a relative experience. For instance, the three weeks leading up to Xmas day can be fraught with the chaos of gifts to buy, trees to adorn, lights to hang…
Everything Is Connected — Climate Change, Acid Indigestion, Ethical Intentions
In his recent book, We Are The Weather: Saving the Planet Begins at Breakfast, Jonathan Safran Foer, speaks to his personal 4-point plan to fight climate change. He states concisely what most of us already know — the top four…
Behaviour — Biology or Belief, Nature or Nurture?
In his 10th edition of The Biology of Belief, Bruce Lipton (2015) draws “the proverbial line in the sand” when he states, “On one side … is a world defined by neo-Darwinism, which casts life as an unending war among…
Finding Balance In an Out-of-Balance World
In the end, it’s all a question of balance. Rohinton Mistry, A Fine Balance, 1995 One of my greatest life lessons could be simplified to “all things in moderation.” In my case, choosing the path of moderation literally pulled me…
Back to Basics — The ABCs of Control
The level of structure that people seek always is in direct ratio to the amount of chaos they have inside. Tom Robbins, Skinny Legs and All As with any behaviour, in its extreme, control becomes dysfunctional and even delusional. …
A Deep Collaboration in the Making?
Photo: Ai Weiwei’s Forever Bicycles alludes to the Forever Brand of bicycles that flooded China’s streets during the artist’s childhood yet remained financially out of reach for many. We must all suffer from one of two pains. The pain of…
Love or Fear; Peace or War: Choose Wisely
When the chips are down, I can attest from personal experience that one of the hardest decisions we face in life is choosing whether to walk away or try harder. Think of a situation (climate change, etc.) or a personal…
Hoarding or Sharing; Dystopia or Utopia: It’s Our Choice
A long time ago, I asked a mentor to help me make a decision. The details of that decision are unimportant. What is important is what he said to me. There are two kinds of people in the world, Helen. …
Deep Collaboration Changes Everything: Within, Between and Beyond
When we rest awareness on the present moment’s emerging experience whether within or without, we are deeply collaborating with all of life. Simply, we are surrendering to what is and trusting that what we need is being provided to us in…
Are You a Destination Addict?
Image by Tuomas Lehtinen freedigitalphotos.net Beware of destination addiction: The idea that happiness is in the next place, the next job, or even with the next partner. Until we give up the idea that happiness is somewhere else, it will…