Elder Hunger.
In his book “From Wild Man to Wise Man,” priest and teacher Richard Rohr writes that many people experience an immense father hunger, a “huge, aching hole inside that is
“We are the Ones We Have Been Waiting For.”
Years ago, I was training novice psychotherapists, who just as I did when I was in training, felt tremendous anxiety about our respective ineptitude, wanting to leave behind all of
Rumi On Old Age.
Why does every beautiful face grow in old ageWrinkled like the back of a Libyan lizard?Why does a full head of hair get bald?Why is it that the Lion’s strength
Winter Workshops in Baja – Why You Need to Be Here.
This is the last quarter we will offer only Baja workshops as starting in April, we’ll have workshops in both Baja and Santa Fe. And, if this fourth quarter has
“The Quieter You Become, The More You Can Hear.”
What’s to be learned from the owl? Jimi Hendrix said, “Knowledge speaks, and wisdom listens.” Owls invite us to become “first-class noticers” who blend into the background so they can
Four New Books to Check Out.
My two Brit friends, Andrew Scott and Lynda Gratton, wrote “The 100-Year Life: Living and Working in an Age of Longevity” seven years ago, suggesting that the tyranny of the
You’re Exhausted and Unhappy. It’s Time to Let Go.
We spend much of our early adulthood obsessed with our “little self,” the ego-defined way we show up in the world. As a good ego should, the little self separates
Meeting Again – In Awe.
Beautiful Serenbe near Atlanta, Georgia was the venue where 12 of us, 4 more compadres online (and Chip online) met for an alumni cohort reunion of 28 Degrees. Thanks to
The Riddle of Responsibility.
Then he added, “For myself, I mean.” I appreciated that he wasn’t trying to push it on me, but simply had found it helpful and was offering it for consideration.
Joe Campbell Speaking the Midlife Truth.
We cite Joseph Campbell quite a bit at MEA, but it wasn’t until I read Rick Moody’s insightful monthly “Human Values in Aging” newsletter that I saw Campbell’s beautiful piece
Will You Be Skydiving at 104?
However, she’s most notable for choosing to go skydiving at 104 years old, as captured in this New York Times article and video. And for the record, this was her
“Re-membering” a Boy with Joy.
I remember an afternoon at Knott’s Berry Farm in Orange County, California when I might have been two years old. All of my tiny being was focused on feeding the