Sparks of light densely clustered countless groups of them scattered, cascading into one another strewn across a dark expanse Round and circling they go A star explodes Galaxies are being born Stars bursting Not out there in some distant universe Within, each of us. Not metaphorically. "Denser and denser…
Continue readingTwo natures or layers of being human, the creaturely and the divine. The creaturely coming to rest and dissolving or interweaving with the divine. The difficulties we experience, the longings in our heart are what alert us, and make make visible the very dimensions of our humanity to bring breath…
Continue readingOften the question arises: what does becoming look like in coaching? In life? What follows is part of a client session. Intentionally left out are any identifying details for two reasons: 1) the obvious protection of identity, and 2) the thread of becoming is attending to just that - what is…
Continue readingDepending on how we hold it, the word ‘practice’ can be imbued with much. Often it is with a feeling of “in order to…” What would it be to join this impulse of “to do something about it” with an expansively still heart?…
Continue readingI am not what many would consider a "good" dancer, as my wife and daughter will readily attest. Yet there's something about dancing that has always called to me. Whether it was making music videos with my brothers as a child or finding myself drawn to…
Continue readingWhat is meaningful? What moves you to grow and learn? Who are you? Who are we to each other? What are you to do with your life? The coaching profession has come to the foreground amongst questions like these. It is flourishing in a time of rapid innovation and experimentation.…
Continue readingPreviously I wrote about the Being+Doing Dilemma. We feel as though we need to do and want to be. This is a closer look at how these two seemingly opposing forces can be reconciled. The expansive news: what allows for the alleviation of the tension can be brought to…
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