Donald Trump has lost touch with his inner self. He has what Parker J. Palmer refers to as “the empty-self syndrome.” This empty self is constantly and chronically hungry but the host lacks utter awareness of his own hunger. This is what makes Trump, and so many other bullies utterly dangerous.
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What’s Love Got to do with ADHD?
Love inspires activity instead of inaction, compassion instead of apathy, humility instead of hubris.
Read More »Ten Years After – A Decade Without and ‘With’ My Mom
In the years since she died I have grown stronger in my love for her, knowing what she did for me in life and feeling what she does for me now after life.
Read More »Will Psychics Survive in the Age of the Internet?
How have psychics adapted to the Internet age? Quite well, it seem. But you still must be careful before you take that leap of supernatural faith.
Read More »An Orchid Evening to Remember at the New York Botanical Garden
While orchids' majesty is best experienced in the daytime, their exotic mystery is best sensed in the evening.
Read More »Book Review: ‘How to Live An Awesome Life’ by Polly Campbell
"How To Live An Awesome Life" by Polly Campbell is an especially powerful exercise on how to transform a complaint into something positive. Five clever rules to consider may help you reframe the issue within minutes, so you can readjust quickly when the unexpected happens.
Read More »Militia and Birds at Malheur National Wildlife Refuge
I worry that Malheur, after occupation by an armed militia group, will no longer be a protected place where coyote choirs color the night with magical music and millions of birds rest, feed, mate, and raise babies to fly high in the future.
Read More »This Thanksgiving, Can Gratitude Survive Black Friday?
Taking time this Thanksgiving season to reflect with gratitude on both the divine and human good in our lives and to pray for the world, neighbors, friends, and family is more than just a nice thing to do. It can promote our own peace and a healthier world.
Read More »Paris Attacks: Give Peace a Chance
The killings in Paris are part of a cycle based on erroneous beliefs and assumptions. Now is a time when we can pause and start a new cycle – a cycle of waking up to our oneness with each other, with our Mother Earth and indeed the entire universe.
Read More »Tiquipaya II, People’s World Conference on Climate Change 2015
When was the last time you got to attend a brainstorming session with the president of a country?
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