This is Our Phoenix Moment

“Life has no meaning. Each of us has meaning and we bring it to life. It is a waste to be asking the question when you are the answer.” – Joseph Campbell “We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty.”  – Maya AngelouContinue reading “This is Our Phoenix Moment”

Let’s Talk, and Listen

“Whether clear or garbled, tumultuous or silent, deliberate or fatally inadvertent, communication is the ground of meeting… It is, in short, the essential human connection.” – Ashley Montagu and Floyd Matson “Talk and change the world.” – Slogan espoused by a group of U.S. Senators who happened to be female. (as reported in Communication WorksContinue reading “Let’s Talk, and Listen”

Just Keep Going

Vulnerability sounds like truth and feels like courage. Truth and courage aren’t always comfortable, but they’re never weakness. Brené Brown For the last couple of weeks, I’ve been struggling with what to write in this blog. Now that I’m teaching, I have less time to ponder, write and revise my entries and after five monthsContinue reading “Just Keep Going”

Why I write

I firmly believe that all human beings have access to extraordinary energies and powers. Judging from accounts of mystical experience, heightened creativity, or exceptional performance by athletes and artists, we harbor a greater life than we know. – Jean Houston This week, I’ve been thinking about why I write. I write to change myself. IContinue reading “Why I write”

Forgiveness and Compassion

“When you forgive, you in no way change the past – but you sure do change the future.” – Bernard Meltzer “Oftentimes have I heard you speak of one who commits a wrong as though he were not one of you, but a stranger unto you and an intruder upon your world. But I sayContinue reading “Forgiveness and Compassion”