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We Need to Tell a New Story
As I write this it is one of those perfect Michigan summer mornings — temperature in high 70s, low humidity, sun shining and the flowers fully blooming in all their rich colors. One of the sisters with whom I live is our gardener, and she has created a most splendid banquet of myriad flowers whose …
Christmas Offers the Rarest Gift We Can Receive: A Celebration of Our Uniqueness
In her poem “The Poet Visits the Museum of Fine Arts,” Mary Oliver reflects on the rose, describing it both on its solitary journey to full flowering with “its exotic fragrance” and in doing that, how it offers “something, from its small self, to the entirety of the world.” In a year when the James …
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Consider the Snail
Describing what Enter the Chaos: Engage the Differences to Make a Difference is all about, is a bit of a challenge. The program brings people together to address the importance today of understanding the development of the various stages of consciousness through which people view the world. Spiral dynamics integral is the context for understanding and provides skills to …
Acting in the Midst of Grief: How to be During this Time
Right after a few states began to “open up” and loosened social distancing restrictions and mandated mask wearing, I saw an interview with Dr. Anthony Fauci and television journalist Chris Cuomo on CNN. As I looked at Fauci, I was mesmerized by his countenance. He looked full of grief and at the same time with …
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Use the ‘Welcoming Prayer’ to Let Go and Renew
As the leaves begin to change color and fall to the ground — sometimes when they are ready and other times prematurely by a blustery wind — I’m given to reflect on the mystery of letting go, so that new life can emerge. This desire has deepened in me this year. It is harder and …