The mind is skilled at building a latticework of ideology and worldview, something sturdy enough to help us move through the world but ideally flexible…
Finding the Growing Edge
Recently a friend shared an article that I loved from Ta-Nehisi Coates, “A Quick Note on Getting Better at Difficult Things.” Coates discusses his experience…
Spinning in the Wheel
In Jung and Tarot: An Archetypal Journey, Sallie Nichols contemplated the tarot card The Wheel of Fortune in a way that has stayed with me for more…
We Are All Capable of Evil
In a previous job, my primary work was with people who had been arrested, incarcerated, were on probation or Corrections supervision, or had accepted mental…
loving what limits
So many popular strains of spiritual healing and coaching, frequently referencing popular spiritual modes like The Secret, are revamped and de-Christianized forms of Evangelical prosperity teachings…
Are You Tired?
Are you tired? It seems like everyone I know feels worn out and discouraged in some parts of their lives, though they may have other places…
Voices on Boundaries and Compassion
My intention is to generally write weekly posts, but it’s also important for me to take in and learn from others. This post offers some…
You Matter
One day, during meditation practice, I noticed how much I kept moving out of the practice into fantasies or arguments playing on the movie screen…
Letting Resentment Guide Us to Intimacy
Resentment poisons love and relationships, and it is a feeling that some of us struggle to acknowledge. Since it’s a “bad” feeling or a sign…
Forming Solutions from the Center
When I began working with a therapist, I expressed that my problem was being indecisive. He looked up the definition of “to decide” and found…