Tag Archives: interconnectedness

H.H. The Dalai Lama and Transformative Practice

Posted on March 1, 2012 by

A couple of weeks back, Dan Simon drew a comparison on his new transformative mediation blog between the thinking of Carl Rogers, the founder of humanistic psychology, and the premises and principles of transformative practice. Now, this week, he looks to the … Continue reading →

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Some Thoughts on Regret

Posted on December 2, 2011 by

Watch this 17 minute Tedtalks video of Kathryn Schulz talking about regret and why it’s not such a bad thing after all:

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Through the Heart of Every Human Being

Posted on September 19, 2011 by

If only there were evil people somewhere insidiously committing evil deeds and it were necessary only to separate them from the rest of us and destroy them. But the line dividing good and evil cuts through the heart of every … Continue reading →

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September 11th

Posted on September 11, 2011 by
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Consider This on Self-Awareness

Posted on August 31, 2011 by

“If we were to make a list of people we don’t like – people we find obnoxious, threatening, or worthy of contempt – we would find out a lot about those aspects of ourselves that we can’t face. If we … Continue reading →

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100 Years of International Women’s Day

Posted on March 8, 2011 by

  Margaret Wente writes in today’s Globe and Mail: International Women’s Day sprang out of the European socialist movement of the early 20th century. In 1910, a German political activist named Clara Zetkin proposed a women’s day, to be celebrated … Continue reading →

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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Posted on January 17, 2011 by

    Related Articles Day of service honors Martin Luther King Jr. (cnn.com)

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“Be Grateful to Everyone”

Posted on January 14, 2011 by

Consider this: If we were to make a list of people we don’t like – people we find obnoxious, threatening, or worthy of contempt – we would find out a lot about those aspects of ourselves that we can’t face. … Continue reading →

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2010 in review

Posted on January 2, 2011 by

The stats helper monkeys at WordPress.com mulled over how this blog did in 2010, and here’s a high level summary of its overall blog health: The Blog-Health-o-Meter™ reads Fresher than ever. Crunchy numbers A Boeing 747-400 passenger jet can hold … Continue reading →

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Walking from No to Yes

Posted on December 1, 2010 by

From ted.com: an elegant, simple (but not easy) way to create agreement in even the most difficult situations — from family conflict to, perhaps, the Middle East. Please watch this 18 minute video of William Ury, co-author of “Getting to … Continue reading →

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