Image by 愚木混株 Cdd20 from Pixabay If you’ve followed me for any length of time, you know that I like to listen to audiobooks while running, and then share what I’ve learned with you. Right now I’m listening to a Brené Brown Audible original, called The Power of Vulnerability. It was created from a series … Continue reading Numbing Out

Image by Jill Wellington from Pixabay If you delve into the spiritual or mystical traditions of the world, you will likely find some remarkable similarities. After all, humans everywhere, in every time, are trying to answer some of the same big questions - why are we here? Who am I? Is there anyone out there, … Continue reading Are You Special?

Image by Germán Burrull from Pixabay It’s funny how sometimes the same phrase or concept will keep popping up, insistently demanding our attention. This past week has been all about trees - not surprisingly, as you are receiving this missive during the week of Tu B’Shvat, the Jewish minor holiday known as the New Year … Continue reading The Beginner’s Mind

Image by Tanya50 from Pixabay There's a real mythology, especially in the US but also to some extent in Canada, Australia and other places founded on colonialism, that we all need to be rugged individualists and pull ourselves up by our own bootstraps, etc. Taken to its logical extreme, this is a recipe for disaster, … Continue reading No Person is an Island