Simple Change is Never Simple
The reality is that even for someone like me who usually likes change, breaking out of the expected norms and developing new ways of living are challenging.
The reality is that even for someone like me who usually likes change, breaking out of the expected norms and developing new ways of living are challenging.
Very simply, rituals help form people into the community they aspire to be.
August. My Birthday Month. Every year I get applauded (or sometimes lovingly mocked) for celebrating my birthday for an entire month. Try to hear me out: I try hard not to make this a narcissistic “Me-Fest,” but rather a tool for…
Meditation, as it turned out, was a better way to start the day than my habit of running, biking or even a physical yoga practice. Even after just a few weeks, I started my day calmer and more centered.
Transitions allow us to stretch and grow which is often uncomfortable and inconvenient. Old habits, ways of being, and even relationships may need to be discarded.
Growing through transitions with an imaginative learning posture puts us in place for deepening and widening the meaning of our lives, no matter our context.
The not-so-amazing development is that things always worked out. I was (and still am) willing to follow paths that seemed a little “out of the box” for me.
This post is the first in a series from my colleagues in Imaginative Transitions — a new endeavor in which I and three colleagues — Ivy Beckwith, Laura Gaines and Lisa Withrow — will assist organizations to move creatively through transitions.…
This post is the sixth in a series exploring the practice of Drishti (focus on a particular point, traditionally in meditation or yoga poses). Rev. Nicole Havelka, the usual author of this blog, writes about how her ordination anniversary provided a…
This post is the fifth in a series exploring the practice of Drishti (focus on a particular point, traditionally in meditation or yoga poses). This is written by yours truly about a technique I use to inspire myself to creatively solve…
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