The word “surrender” has a bad reputation. It can connote giving up, acquiescing, losing. Yet the concept of surrender is central to living a full, engaged life.What do I mean by that? Well, life is going to present us whatever she does. There will be times when I cannot control every little thing. I can’t control my health, other people or the weather for that matter. But, as the old clichés go, I can control my attitude towards these Continue Reading
Peace, Love and the Environment
Click here to read this on my blog and leave a comment! This month my podcast co-host Gordon White and I are cooking up some tasty treats to serve up to you for Season 2 of our www.onconflictpodcast.com launching January 2020. This last week, we had the privilege of interviewing Martin Winiecki from www.tamera.org/. Tamara is an intentional community started 40 years ago, based on principles of non-violent communication, Continue Reading
The Highest Form of Intelligence
Click here to read this on my blog and leave a comment! The Indian philosopher J. Krishnamurti remarked that "the highest form of intelligence is the ability to observe without evaluating." This fundamental principle guides a lot of the work that I do and is a truth I see replicated in so many places. Landmark Education, a popular personal and professional development company having educated millions of people worldwide, has a Continue Reading
How to Gather
Click here to read this on my blog and leave a comment! My co-author Judy Zehr sent me a wonderful resource the other day. It is a small e-book on how to bring people together to talk about difficult topics. Of course, that’s right up my alley – and I hope yours! I decided to make a simple summary out of an already somewhat simple resource. I’ve included a link to the original resource that Judy sent me below (after my Continue Reading