Between the Notes: The Gift of Silence and Stillness
Sheryl Chard, Grateful Living Silence and its close ally stillness are paradoxical sources of life, beauty, and vibrancy. Br. David Steindl-Rast describes silence as something “not only as perceived by the ears, but also a quietness of the heart, a lucid stillness...
Accepting myself completely
The March blog is a translation of a text written by Pierre which he used to share with participants in some of his personal development workshops. As of today, I’ve decided to start/continue with the process of accepting myself totally, as I am, with no...
Say NO to Compassion Fatigue!
There is a great difference between sympathy (from the Greek sym-, with – and pathein-, to suffer, i.e., to suffer with) and compassion. With compassion, one’s heart goes out to others to uplift and console them, strengthen them and express the deepest caring for...
Rising above the confusion
For thousands of years, humanity disposed of very limited amounts of information. Whatever understanding people had of the world came from the tribal elders, members of the extended family and other close sources of information. How things have changed! I refer you...Thoughts to ponder
