A Poingnant Dream A few years ago, I had a poignant dream. I was climbing along an old trail high up on a mountainside looking out over the vast Earth. Though it was day, I could still see the infinite cosmos sprinkled with diamond and sapphire stars and swirling galaxies…

separation conditioned through education and beliefs authority pushing conformity placing every child beneath the wheel of pressure and competition a forced indoctrination against their own humanity sensitivity and wonder their voices lost they lose thier authenticity to become a part of the societal dysfunction psychological fear blooms within the individual …

Listening When we are stuck in our thoughts, it is impossible to see clearly. Listening is a way of getting underneath the confusion. Instead of searching for clarity, listening brings you into clarity. Not a forced listening, but a mind open in wonder and curiosity, open to what is arising. Let…

“So the question then becomes, how do we as educators help young people discover the wisdom within themselves? First we clear away the falsehoods, the seductions, and the cheap satisfactions of the modernist worldview. This step is absolutely vital, and it is what all the holistic alternatives can agree upon………If…

On this early spring day, I was slowly walking towards the Winooski river in Waterbury, Vermont. I felt light and relaxed. Birds were singing, reflecting that spring was just beginning to emerge from a long winter. An eastern cedar was dancing with the wind as spirals of movement flowed up…

I had the wonderful opportunity to participate in the conference, The World Needs Dialogue, hosted by the Academy of Professional Dialogue. …

I am just going to let flow out in a stream of consciousness of what is arising in me presently. This conflict in the Ukraine is letting loose a lot of reactions from a lot of people trying to understand what this conflict means. What is happening in the Ukraine…

“When man moves away from nature his heart becomes hard.” -Native American (Lakota) Proverb “Self is ego and ego resides exclusively in the dreamstate. If you want to break free of the dreamstate, you must break free of self, not stroke it to make it purr or groom it for…

“So the question then becomes, how do we as educators help young people discover the wisdom within themselves? First we clear away the falsehoods, the seductions, and the cheap satisfactions of the modernist worldview. This step is absolutely vital, and it is what all the holistic alternatives can agree upon………If…