Practice Of Joy
50 Gifts From A Joy Practice
Too often, we can get wrapped around the axle by problems, worries, and drama, all of which consume our time and energy and offer us little in return. Wouldn’t it be great to change that? The truth is we can.…
Read MoreThe Truth About Scapegoating
You cannot earn your place in a group that scapegoats you. You have already been written off.
Maria Hill
Scapegoating is one of the most painful experiences you can have in life. It is always abusive …
Read MoreThe Happy Groundedness Of Joy
Life is difficult. Life is serious. Life is hard. Beliefs can be the “ground” of human society, but that is not the same as groundedness.
Our beliefs are reflected in how we create our world and do what we do. …
Read MoreJoy: A Big Tent For Your Inner Life
Joy is a feeling, of course. It is also a way to shift out of fear-based living so that a healthier foundation can be created for living.
It can be hard to think of life as being about more than …
Read MoreJoy: The Lost Power
What is power really?
Most of us learn that power comes from the use of force or the accumulation of resources. According to Merriam Webster, power can be grouped into 3 main categories:
a: physical might
…Read Moreb: mental
How A Joy Practice Improves Life
Our world, built on fear and control, does not offer the safety, nourishment, and sustainability needed to have quality of life. Given the ecological dangers we are facing, a change is essential. We cannot create the deep change we need …
Read MoreWhat The New Ecological Sovereignty Requires
The new sovereignty is a way of living that is ecological. That means that sovereignty, usually defined as about control, shifts to being about engagement and contribution. You belong to the ecology. You are not the property of others.
If …
Read MoreThe New Sovereignty
Sovereignty is associated with autonomy and individualism. It is rooted in ideas about self-reliance. According to Merriam-Webster, sovereignty is:
…Read More: supreme power especially over a body politic: freedom from external control: AUTONOMY: controlling influence: one that
Healing Legacy Authoritarian Trauma
Many people think hierarchies are the normal and natural way for people to organize.
For thousands of years, humans have lived in hierarchical, mostly authoritarian societies. The mindsets, beliefs, and practices of these cultural arrangements have been passed from one …
Read MoreThe Myth About Pleasing
” I am such a pleaser.” I hear this all the time. It sounds like an indictment, a disparagement, and a shame. Perhaps it is not the entire truth – let’s see if we can get some perspective.
So many …
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