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Waking Up: To Withstand the Flood, part 2

In my previous blog, I introduced the “flood” — the overwhelming distractions, disconnection, and dissatisfaction of our time. Shaped by mechanistic and digital worldviews, this “flood” – creating a crisis of meaning – conditions us to prioritize consumption, transactions, and speed over depth, connection, and purpose.

Addressing this crisis of meaning requires more than surface solutions; it demands cultivating inner wisdom. In response to this Flood, I suggest four domains: “Waking Up,” “Growing Up,” “Cleaning Up,” and “Showing Up.”

In this second part of the series, I focus on Waking Up, the foundation for cultivating inner DOWNLOAD PDF

By |2026-06-03T14:34:53-04:00December 16th, 2024|Blog, Spirituality, Wisdom|0 Comments

Cultivating Inner Wisdom to Withstand the Flood of Overwhelm, part 1

About a decade ago, I noticed a troubling pattern in my coaching practice. Clients began arriving at sessions drained, fragmented, and deeply distracted. The rapid ascent of technology appeared to play a significant role, fostering issues such as cognitive loadsensory overloaddecision fatiguehyper-consumption, and the challenges of navigating misinformation.

These clients weren’t just stressed—they were completely spent. We devoted much of our time to “becoming present” before addressing their goals. Beyond goal setting or problem-solving, the coaching session became a space where clients could reconnect with themselves, hear DOWNLOAD PDF

By |2026-06-03T14:35:01-04:00November 25th, 2024|Blog, Spirituality, Wisdom|2 Comments

The Possibility of Being Ordinary

I am ordinary, average. Or maybe I should say that I fear I am average—not unique, not extraordinary. Just ordinary.

In Western society, the pressure to be more than ordinary is pervasive and constant. Everyone wants to be recognized as special.

Honoring the Ordinary

Yet, this past week in the U.S., we honored 20 years since 9/11 and marked 18 months of living with the pandemic. We honored the ordinary: people showing up to work, saving lives, caring for others, and even giving their own lives.

Honoring the ordinary requires a “special” appreciation.

Twenty years ago, in New York City, firefighters and police DOWNLOAD PDF

By |2024-08-14T15:43:50-04:00September 20th, 2021|Blog, Wisdom|0 Comments
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