A Blast from the Heart #2: Value.

It is a commonplace in spirituality that what we feel we lack can only be found within. It’s an inside job, the saying goes, as if we were somehow a sealed, contained unit that wasn’t in a constant, osmotic relationship with the world around us. This idea often gives rise to a deep sense of …

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going to the ends of ourselves

  when we’re willing to take the risk of feeling what’s here – in any given moment – (despite our fears that really feeling the raw reality of it will kill us or overwhelm us or overtake us or expose us) without trying to make the feeling be something else and without trying to make …

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On Shame and Sharing

“The shame of being me was a frequent visitor during my dark night…It felt shameful to have all these feelings. The shame was difficult to feel, not least because it felt endemic to my whole being. Every cell of my body, every memory, felt shaped by humiliation. It had misshapen my whole being.” The Dark …

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A Blast from the Heart #1

The Emperors Are Naked, As Are We All The world itself appears to be in the throes of a dark night. The old structures, now demonstrably rotten, are falling apart. The nakedness of the emperors and their courtiers has been exposed, despite their desperate attempts to persuade us of the finery of their clothing. [1] The …

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