In the Arms of Time
This week a dear friend of mine told me it was time for her ‘to dream big’. Her words reminded me this is the life journey we all share, as reflected in a poem I wrote some years back.…
From Paradigms to Paradoxes – The ECOLOGY Continuum
As someone who is not trained in the physical sciences, I struggled with what name to give this very important trend. Should I call it an environment or ecology continuum? When I looked at the two sets of definitions below…
A Miracle in the Middle East?
http://mtviewclass.wikispaces.com/Gilgamesh On the eve of 2012 — the infamous year dating the end of the Mayan calendar — we are witness to the beginnings of social transformation in The Middle East. I wonder how the Mayan prophecy and these Middle…
From Paradigms to Paradoxes—The LEARNING Continuum
Today we can no longer just tweak old skill sets and behaviours to optimize our performance because the challenges presented to us are of a new character. Furthermore, reframing our assumptions and beliefs systems, although additive, is not going to…
Musings of a Dual Nature
Yesterday, rifling through some past musings, I came upon a piece I wrote in 2003. Its “dual” theme of form and formlessness is what many attribute to be the ultimate paradox in life. Given my blog focus over the past…
What Lies Beneath?
It’s the million dollar question, isn’t it? What gifts lie at the core of our essence buried beneath the layers of life fused into reflections staring back from a mirror? If I can answer this one do you suppose it…
From Paradigms to Paradoxes – The CONSCIOUSNESS Continuum
So much of our human experience in the new millennium is attributed to the rapid pace of change brought about by both the industrial and technological revolutions of the past century. There is no doubt of their significant impact on…
From Paradigms to Paradoxes – The CULTURE Continuum
Continuing my investigation of paradoxes and paradigms, today I write about culture as the third of ten paradigms from the past. My theory is these paradigms are currently presenting as paradoxes or contradictions which are significantly influencing our behaviour and…
From Paradigms to Paradoxes – The INFORMATION Continuum
Last week I committed to writing about the global trends futurists consider when studying humanities’ ways of seeing and being in the world. For each global trend, we look for its pattern of behaviour as well as its anticipated direction…
Mining the Soul by Penning the Truth
As you may have guessed by some of my previous blogs, my transformational practices are an eclectic mix of writing, meditation and yoga with writing being my first self-discovery tool. For a simple illustration of writing’s ever-seductive, truth-telling quality, I…
From Paradigms to Paradoxes – The MOTIVATION Continuum
In the spirit of collaboration, currently I am developing a global trends model titled From Paradigms to Paradoxes. A paradigm is a typical pattern, model or worldview of a particular subject. For example, when considering the subject of motivation, we…
Meditation – Mind Altering without Drugs
Meditation is a practice aimed at strengthening concentration and stilling the mind. Interestingly, no one counters me with, “Why would I want to stop my mind?” We seem intuitively to understand this ancient wellness practice provides many benefits. In fact,…