Jul 31, 2020
If you were to hear me talk with youth in The Poetry LAB you would know how I need them, this work.
If you were to see me sitting in front of my computer, typing their poems and editing their recordings, long into the evening hours, then you would know how I am changed by them, their stories.
A 16-year-old girl who acts...
Jul 31, 2020
“Burnout” as a term was first applied by Freudenberger (1975) to describe what happens when a practitioner becomes increasingly “inoperative.” According to Freudenberger, this progressive state of inoperability can take many different forms, from simple rigidity, in which “the person becomes ‘closed’ to...
Jul 31, 2020
“Without being present, we cannot be fully aware, and without being fully aware, we remain unconscious.”
This moment you are in right now — The Present Moment — is the most important moment there is. You are alive in it, and it is uniquely yours. It is unlike any other moment you have ever had, or will have...
Jul 29, 2020
Virtuoso pianist Arthur Rubenstein developed crippling arthritis throughout his whole body, except for in his hands. Their consistently fluid, effortless, and balanced movement during years of performance kept his hands in wonderful shape, even as the rest of his body failed him. The book Awakening Your Power of...
Jul 26, 2020
How can I have the life I want?
People who live the lives they want to live — lives they've imagined and created-are full of vibrant energy, excited about their future, and at ease with who they are. Achieving this kind of life goes beyond material success; it's the root of real happiness, joy, and peace. If this is...