Like good boundaries, good expectations make good neighbors. Because having an accurate expectation of what is going to happen in a given situation can help you sail through with aplomb, help you achieve something you want or can save a life. …
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As individuals we often think that our actions are small and ineffectual when measured against others who have power, against things that seem larger than us, stronger than us, or extremely incomprehensible. Who are we, such insignificant people, to make any impact on anything? …
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In working with my clients and with students I get asked questions about having a calling, about service or healing work, about individual paths and what people are ‘meant’ to do. In orthodox religions there are structures in place with defined roles and boundaries that help people make choices about their spirituality, what activities or choices they want to make about participation in their religion, and what paths are open to them. …
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When an activity is new or new to you it can be exciting an awkward and joyous and full of missteps and stepping back to take another run at it. Forming a new government works pretty much the same way. Take out the old government, not just the people but the roles that they played, decide on an entirely new form of government, then, while you’re defining roles and transitioning power, try to figure out how the governed works with all of this, get messaging out there, change an ancient and ingrained culture while you’re at it and please do it on a dime while everyone is watching.…
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Consecration is not a single act, although it is most often associated with the pomp and ceremony of initially opening a space. Consecration is an ongoing process, an act repeated and reiterated through time building layers of dedication and actions like the rings of a tree, which grows in stature and majesty year on year. …
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“Identities and memories are not things we think about, but things we think with.” – John R. Gilles
I’ve been thinking a lot about memorials and monuments and public memory and political power through voice because of the new class I’m writing for DailyOm.com…
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It is common for me to hear from clients that what I’m telling them is not new news. They have usually been to other spiritual practitioners, energy workers, astrologers, tarot readers, and have been told the same thing over and over. …
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Communication is a tricky at the best of times. We are using symbols, vocalizations, physical gestures, pictures or writing, to represent meaning in such a way as to impress that meaning on others. It is up to the receiver to interpret those symbols and react to them accordingly. …
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Modern society has changed our lives dramatically. So much that we live under the illusion that climate doesn’t affect us and we don’t affect it. That food has no source except a store or a restaurant and it is ever-present and plentiful.…
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Most people think of totems or animal guides as a figurine you collect, pictures you post or hang, or designs on t-shirts. Rarely does anyone actual….gasp…interact with an animal they are attracted to. I mean, how many people actually go out to be close to an eagle or even out to see where they might fly? …
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