In listening to the many conversations arising from our ecological predicament, I often hear some version of “humans have gone wrong”. And I get it. The byproducts of human industry are wreaking incredible damage on our planetary life support system. And there is a great segment …
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The joyous opportunity of our challenging time
There are so many brilliant people mobilizing to address our global predicament. And that is a good thing! But often these conversations happen “in the head” at the level of cool technical expertise, bypassing the heart and our feeling intelligence. Our deep caring is the most …
What makes an integral evolutionary hero?
When we’re at peace, deeply in touch with the fundamental okayness of existence, just resting in being, we have free attention to notice what matters. Then we naturally ask big questions. We have the resources to face the challenges we’d normally rather not think …
A Sacred Enactment in Mutuality and Bearing Witness
Each new day — and each new breath — is a new beginning. I notice that as I grow, I deepen through cycles of both sobriety and lightheartedness, and the wonder of existence keeps doing its glorious striptease for my open heart. We’re alive at a time of great hope and great …
Things are far too serious to lose our sense of humor
My teacher defined humor as “freedom from the implications of experience.” It seems to me that this liberating stance is precisely the orientation we need if we are to meaningfully engage our crazy time and wicked problems — ecological, political, social and cultural. Last …
A Magenta Solstice Message from Terry
I’m writing to wish you a blessed solstice. Winter solstice in the Northern Hemisphere is the ancient time for hunkering down, reflecting, and noticing what remains in the still point between days getting shorter and longer. It’s also the natural cycle closest to the end of …
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