“Justice, most of us believe, is when we send bad guys to jail. We imagine that we can point out the few who get caught and that then we can think of ourselves as a fair society. But we don’t dare convict the whole system of massive injustice and deceit. Maybe we are refusing toContinue reading “Be a Seed”
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Do The Small Work
“If we just worry about the big picture, we are powerless. So my secret is to start right away doing whatever little work I can do. I try to give joy to one person in the morning, and remove the suffering of one person in the afternoon. If you and your friends do not despiseContinue reading “Do The Small Work”
Hate Cannot Drive Out Hate
A few people have told me about spiritual teachers or personalities who have said that Trump is a light being, doing light being work, and what do I think about that … so here’s what I think about that. (Maybe don’t get hung up on an idea before reading all the way through.) Everyone isContinue reading “Hate Cannot Drive Out Hate”
Mystics & Prophets
“The key to living as a prophet-mystic is showing up for what is, no matter how heartbreaking or laborious, how fraught with seemingly intractable conflict and how tempting it might be to meditate or pray our way out of the pain. Contemplative practices train us to befriend reality, to become intimate with all things byContinue reading “Mystics & Prophets”
19 January 2025
Close your eyes and imagine sending big love to people that you love. Then close your eyes and imagine send big love to the people that you disagree with, despise, and fear. It is not necessary to be angry in order to stand up to what is wrong. It is not necessary to hate orContinue reading “19 January 2025”
Moving Forward
A fair number of clients and Facebook followers are expressing grief, confusion, shock at the results of the election, as well as anxiety about other things going on in the world. If you are not one of them, I invite you to gracefully pass on this post. It is intended for those who are feelingContinue reading “Moving Forward”
Enneagram with Janet: essay
REFLECTIONS ON THE ENNEAGRAM Janet Johnston Enneagram: A graph of nine. The enneagram: A map of the human condition intended to help us wake up to our true nature. My introduction to the enneagram began fourteen years ago. My husband and I were divorcing, my daughter had gone off to university and I hadContinue reading “Enneagram with Janet: essay”