LISTENING FROM THE HEART Originally published in The Mancos Times – May 23, 2012 In my listening to others – to myself as well –I often hear a quiet resignation with what was, what is, and what will never be. It is as if we were once given a packet of magical seeds and enlivened with the excitement, hope and …
LISTENING FROM THE HEART Originally published in The Mancos Times – May 16, 2012 In my listening to others – to myself as well – I often hear how we are upset, disappointed, angry, sad, how we at times become consumed with negative feelings and thoughts that seem to get replayed in our minds over and over again. We know …
LISTENING FROM THE HEART Originally published in The Mancos Times – May 9, 2012 In my listening to others, myself as well, perhaps one of the most frequent comments I hear revolves around the desire to improve one’s circumstances. To improve relationships, to improve our financial or health position, to improve our work or home life, to improve our peace, …
LISTENING FROM THE HEART Originally published in The Mancos Times – May 2, 2012 In my listening to others – myself as well – I occasionally hear how someone has been nice but at the same time as been most unkind. Is this not a cultural time of being “PC,” being politically correct with our language, our sharing as well? …
LISTENING FROM THE HEART Originally published in The Mancos Times – April 25, 2012 In my listening to others – myself as well – I hear our recriminations with those “responsible” for the cruelty and conflict that exists about our planet. Wars, crimes, abuse, corruption – a worldwide presence of inhumanity amongst us men, women, and children. So many causes …
LISTENING FROM THE HEART Originally published in The Mancos Times – April 11, 2012 In my listening to others, to myself as well, I often hear how life has gotten “complicated,” “cluttered” and “busy.” I hear how we have become inundated with all that “stuff” around us as, seeing our closets, yards and garages overflowing, feeling our minds overflowing with …
LISTENING FROM THE HEART Originally published in The Mancos Times – April 4, 2012 In my listening of others – myself as well – I often hear how a critical event or a poignant relationship went South, how something that meant perhaps the world to us failed and with it great hopes and dreams went unrealized. I hear how life …
LISTENING FROM THE HEART Originally published in The Mancos Times – March 28, 2012 In my listening of others – myself as well – I occasionally see us make remarkable progress with our journeys toward achieving clarity in distinguishing our boundaries and limits within a relationship. After wisely separating our baggage from theirs, we can then begin to see what …
