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January 8, 2022

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The Log- Year 2

There are some things we see without seeing, but in them a whole world is held unto themselves. For the last couple of years, wildlife photographer Robert Bush Sr. has had a trail camera situated above a stream in the Pennsylvania wilderness. The “log” videos are mesmerizing and entertaining, as we observe how integral this log is to the life of the forest. What appears to be just a log is so much more…a dinner table, a roadway, a hunting post, a courting place, and a way to find home. { read more }

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Observe something in your surroundings or neighborhood that you look at every day. See it with new eyes. How do others use it in different ways than you do?

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January 7, 2022

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Desmond Tutu: Father of South Africa’s Rainbow Nation

“Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Mpilo Tutu has died at the age of 90. Archbishop Tutu earned the respect and love of millions of South Africans and the world. He carved out a permanent place in their hearts and minds, becoming known affectionately as ‘The Arch.’ When South Africans woke up on the morning of 7 April, 2017 to protest against then President Jacob Zuma’s removal of the respected Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan, Archbishop Tutu left his Hermanus retirement home to join the protests. He was 86 years old at the time, and his health was frail. But protest was in his blood. In his view, no government was legitimate unless it represented all its people well.” This beautiful tribute to “The Arch” shares more about his extraordinary life journey. { read more }

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For more inspiration, check out this article on “The Dalai Lama and Desmond Tutu- The Best of Spiritual Friends.” { more }

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January 6, 2022

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Words Can Change Your Brain

“We wrote this book to help people to speak more honestly with each other, and to listen to each other more deeply. And we also wrote this book because the newest findings in neuroscience can teach us how to become better communicators, how to build deeper bonds of trust, and how to resolve conflicts without getting frightened or mad. We wrote this book to talk about the power of words, but we also want to make the point that words are the least important part of the communication process…” Andrew Newberg, M.D. and Mark Robert Waldman, the authors of “Words Can Change Your Brain: 12 Conversation Strategies to Build Trust, Resolve Conflict, and Increase Intimacy,” share more here. { read more }

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This week practice listening with curiosity to ‘what lies behind the words.”

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January 5, 2022

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How to Support a Loved One Struggling with Mental Health

“Every one of us has mental health in the same way that every one of us has physical health. Yet despite the prevalence of mental health struggles, there is still so much stigma around them. Worldwide the leading cause of disability is depression, according to the World Health Organization, and in the US alone, nearly 1 in 5 of adults lives with a mental illness. As a mental health therapist-in-training and the founder of Brown Girl Therapy, the largest mental health community for children of immigrants living in the West, I regularly get asked this question: ‘How can I support a loved one who is struggling with their mental health?'” Sahaj Kaur Kohli shares her perspectives on the do’s and don’ts of being there for those we care about. { read more }

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For more inspiration, join a circle this Saturday on the theme of, “How Do I Respond to the Suffering of Loved Ones?” More details and RSVP info here. { more }

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January 4, 2022

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10 Insights from 2021 That Give Us Hope

As 2022 sets sail, the editors of the inspiring news portal KarunaVirus, share ten insights gleaned over the past year, as they witnessed everyday people all over the world choosing love over fear in a multitude of different ways. Read on for a dazzling constellation of stories of compassion, resilience, ingenuity, sportsmanship and more! { read more }

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January 3, 2022

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Releasing Contracts that Block Joy

“Self-warmth makes everything better: our health, our immune system, our life decisions, our sense of meaning, our capacity for engagement, our effectiveness, and our intimate connections with others. But we may have agreements with ourselves, agreements we don’t even know about, to NOT be warm with ourselves. We may have contracts to not like ourselves, to be indifferent, even to hate and be cruel to ourselves. (And others.) Without knowing it, we make these self-agreements in order to leverage our nervous systems to take care of the people around us…The long-term results for our bodies, minds and nervous systems can be tragic, even though we originally wanted to do the best thing for everyone. These contracts are often made before we can talk. The only thing a baby has to contribute to balancing a family is that baby’s own nervous system.” Nonviolent Communication trainer Sarah Peyton shares more about the contracts that block joy — and how we can dissolve them.
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To learn more, join this Saturday’s workshop with Sarah Peyton. More details and RSVP info here. { more }

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January 2, 2022

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Attainable Aspirations Inspired By Great Humans of the Past

“If Montaigne was right — he was –that philosophy is the art of learning to die, then living wisely is the art of learning how you will wish to have lived. A kind of resolution in reverse. This is where the wisdom of lives that have already been lived can be of immense aid — a source of forward-facing resolutions, borrowed from people who have long died, having lived, by any reasonable standard, honorable and generous lives, lives of beauty and substance, irradiated by ideas that have endured across the epochs to make other lives more livable.” In this post Maria Popova shares enduring wisdom from James Baldwin, Ursula K. Le Guin, Leo Tolstoy, Seneca, Toni Morrison, and more… { read more }

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What is an aspiration that you are holding for this year, and perhaps this lifetime? Take a moment to write it down, along with a reflection on why it feels significant to you.

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January 1, 2022

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Turn New Year’s Resolutions into Revelations

New Year’s resolutions tend to be about wanting more of something we desire and/or less of something we do not, and while they surely have their noble side, they also often emanate from subtle and less subtle forms of perceived lack, scarcity, comparison, self-flagellation, and judgment. The ‘should’ and ‘should not’ messages we send ourselves when we make resolutions can be harsh and incriminating. These are qualities we may want to endeavor not to perpetuate and strengthen when we make our commitments this year. How about making ‘the means more of the ends’ by putting gratefulness rather than scarcity at the center of the resolutions we make this year? How about bringing a more gentle form of motivation, rooted in appreciation, celebration, and acceptance, to our goals? How about letting gratitude guide us?” Kristi Nelson shares more ideas here. { read more }

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As we enter into a New Year, what is a new story you want to step into? To join a community of others exploring that question, join the “New Story Challenge” that starts on Jan 2nd. More details here. { more }

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