LISTENING FROM THE HEART Originally published in The Mancos Times – March 29, 2009 “…you will know the truth, and the truth will make you free.” NIV Bible, John 8:31 No time in my lifetime (born in 1950) has it been more apparent that our culture is in serious need of a thorough dialog with regard to the deplorable state …
LISTENING FROM THE HEART Originally published March 29, 2009 “The range of what we think and do is limited by what we fail to notice. And because we fail to notice that we fail to notice, there is little we can do to change; until we notice how failing to notice shapes our thoughts and deeds.” Quote…R.D. Laing from Stephen …
LISTENING FROM THE HEART Originally published in The Mancos Times – September 19, 2012 In my listening to others – myself as well – over these 60 some years I’ve inhabited this planet, I have come to increasingly recognize the growing ME-ness about. How so many of us have become consumed and perhaps obsessed with ourselves: our possessions, being right, …
LISTENING FROM THE HEART Originally published in The Mancos Times – August 15, 2012 In my listening to others – myself as well – I have come to believe that we are all on our own separate wondrous journeys that are destined to lead to grand joy, calming peace, a sense of purpose and feelings of contribution. These journeys are …
LISTENING FROM THE HEART Originally published in The Mancos Times – August 8, 2012 In my listening to others – myself as well – I often hear a tone of guilt and inadequacy with our inability to progress an “important” and “needed” improvement. Frequently I hear us make those self-recriminating comments such as “I should have done…” or “I need …
LISTENING FROM THE HEART Originally published in The Mancos Times – July 4, 2012 In my listening to others – myself as well – one theme very common to many of us is our inability to see “what is” as relates to people, including ourselves. Yes, obviously we see the wet rain, the green trees and the flying sparrow very …
LISTENING FROM THE HEART Originally published in The Mancos Times – June 20, 2012 In my listening to others – myself as well – I hear of the painful experiences we have endured in our lifetimes – abuse, injustice, neglect, deception, meanness, substance addiction, feelings of failure and inadequacy. These experiences generally are like a see-saw and can tip one …
LISTENING FROM THE HEART Originally published in The Mancos Times – June 13, 2012 In my listening to others – to myself as well –I often am reminded of the criticality of having empathy and compassion with others. “That for the grace of God there go I”. Had I been born with the same socio-economic status, same parents, siblings, geography, …
