As those of you who have been following this blog for a while know, I’ve been embarking on transforming my life for a while now – the last three years in earnest. After leaving my corporate job, I started learning …
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As i mentioned before, i am participating in the Winter Practice Period of the Center for Transformative Change. As part of that practice, i have committed myself to intentionally do (or not do) certain things including Effort: Choosing Life Every …
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A couple of years ago, i rediscovered Nonviolent Communication (NVC). Someone mentioned it to me when we were talking about the Transition Town movement. Then, in my permaculture class, i learned that needs can be met with lots of different …
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I am hesitating to write about this, let alone publish it for the world to see. And yet, it is contributing to pain not only in my own life. I also see it in other people’s lives and i want …
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Two books i am reading make the same point: The hyper-individualism of our culture is hurting us deeply. Eva Illouz in Why Love Hurts argues that psychology, including self-help approaches, are perpetuating individualism. Aric McBay, Lierre Keith, and Derrick Jensen …
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Last July, during a retreat, i worked with Susan Skye to deepen my sense of self-worth. We explored what was getting in the way. I experienced quite a transformation from ashamed to feeling fully alive in a very exuberant way …
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