Part 1: Receiving A RevelationPart 2: Unlocking True Power At first, I thought that true power—being aligned with my soul—would feel transcendent. Later, I learned that it feels more like satisfaction. That rang true when I heard it, based on the decades I’d lived in dissatisfaction and for other reasons I won’t describe here. And…Continue reading A 3-part personal story: Inheriting the Earth
A 3-part personal story: Unlocking True Power
Part 1: Receiving A Revelation When discussing my revelation with two dear friends, we talked about true power and the fact that we don’t know how our contributions fit or will fit into the big scheme of things. True power comes from aligning our personality with our soul. I learned this from spiritual teacher Gary…Continue reading A 3-part personal story: Unlocking True Power
A 3-part personal story: Receiving A Revelation
Last week, I started crying in despair shortly after waking up. Thankfully, I had the presence of mind to call on a lesson I learned back when I was studying kabbalah, or Jewish mysticism: Discomfort is light—new awareness—trying to be revealed. “What is this feeling trying to help me see?” I pleaded out loud. I…Continue reading A 3-part personal story: Receiving A Revelation
No, that’s not “just the dementia.”
After 25 years in dementia care, Laura Herman has facilitated stunning changes in the behavior and functioning of thousands of people with dementia. Now, though her ABC Dementia Course & Community, she shows others how to do so too. Laura has kindly agreed to share one of her tales of transformation here. Can Dementia Get…Continue reading No, that’s not “just the dementia.”
The Prosperity Principle
I learned about the precautionary principle when I worked at Greenpeace. It says… The lack of evidence of harm isn’t evidence of lack of harm. In other words, just because there isn’t evidence showing that a certain chemical, let’s say, doesn’t do damage, it doesn’t mean that it’s safe. And this principle is used as…Continue reading The Prosperity Principle
Recognizing quiet (but important) contributions
PART 1: Eric Frimpong left his wife and crying kids in Ghana to look for work in the States to give them a better life. Eight years passed without him seeing his family, and the last hurdle Eric needed to clear to be reunited with them was significant: gaining U.S. citizenship. Working as a maintenance…Continue reading Recognizing quiet (but important) contributions
What miracles could we make if we forgot?
PART 1: Two years back, I got a daily video lesson for “A Course in Miracles” by email from Marianne Williamson. When discussing a certain lesson—“Let me forget my brother’s past today.”—Marianne put a slight twist on it: “You are born again any time you don’t bring your past with you.” And if there were…Continue reading What miracles could we make if we forgot?
Starting villages with what’s strong, not wrong
If you get Tiny Village Mail, you may have seen my recent tip to GIVE a request for help. I made the point that… It’s generous (if not wise) to think of everyone as having something to give and making opportunities for them to do so, especially when it comes to folks at risk of…Continue reading Starting villages with what’s strong, not wrong
Making more of your FSA or HSA dollars
My lift for today’s story will be light: My goal is simply to introduce you to Truemed, a company whose mission is to make true medicine—like food, exercise and supplements—affordable. They do this by helping businesses that sell health services and products to qualify for accepting money that people put aside TAX-FREE for health care…Continue reading Making more of your FSA or HSA dollars
Are self-managing teams the way to avert tragedy & scale home care?
Malcolm Gladwell’s theory of cockpit culture suggests that Korean Air Flight 801 didn’t crash and kill hundreds of people because of poor planes or crew training, but hierarchy: In Korean culture, the theory goes, one complies with elders and superiors. When that means a junior pilot not questioning the call of a senior one, the…Continue reading Are self-managing teams the way to avert tragedy & scale home care?