In spiritual direction, people come to me to become present with whatever is happening in their spiritual lives, at that
January 14, 2024
October 28, 2023
Can Money Serve Our Transition From Ego to Soul?
“The first one (first half) you’re building your ego structure where you’re building your sense of self. You’ve got to
July 9, 2023
“Who is the Wisest Person You Know?”
Wisdom resided in people, mostly male (and mostly inaccessible), who had a depth of perception, a knowledge about, as someone
July 1, 2023
Stress and Belonging.
When I worked at Stanford Graduate School of Education, we talked about “eustress,” the healthy amount of stress that gives
February 12, 2023
Don’t Wait for Anything.
I knew what he meant. We come from a family of Chinese Nationalists who had to flee or be killed
November 12, 2022
“People Must Belong to a Tribe.” – E.O. Wilson
In the popular TED Talk “Everything You Think You Know About Addiction is Wrong,” journalist Johann Hari surveys the research
September 28, 2022
We are Always Falling.
Spiritual director Margaret Guenther says, “no hint of exotic adventure here, just groping and grasping.” We see their limitations, we
July 3, 2022
“The Only Goal is to Accept the Present.”
“[W]hen you grasp the sense in which your situation is completely hopeless, instead of just very challenging, you can unclench.
June 20, 2022
Leisure and Wholeness.
In our work-obsessed culture, do we use work to try to escape ourselves, to try to justify our existence? I’m
May 19, 2022
Integrating Transformative Experiences like MEA.
For many of us MEA is the experience of being fully alive. When we are on the MEA campus, we
October 15, 2021
What is Enough?
Our answers to what is enough are never final, they evolve with time as we change, as the world changes.
May 2, 2021
Is Womens’ Soul Work Different Than Mens’?
They recently had a conversation about Chip’s post on Arthur Brooks’ retirement reflections in the Atlantic in 2019.Douglas: This conversation
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