at yesterday’s fireside chat at sacred space, one of the topics that came up was the extent of our ability to imagine the future. it appears that we have many mental barriers to effectively doing that. one person mentioned that she can somehow sense a future many years hence, but finds it very difficult to… Continue reading imagining the future
Category: philosophy and education
beauty, goddesses and the sabre-toothed tiger
yesterday at the fireside chat at sacred space, we had anne baird as a guest. anne is the creator of goddess cards, a series of internationally sold, beautiful greeting cards that celebrate the beauty in every woman. the idea of our fireside chats is to share ideas and inspire discussion. one of the topics that… Continue reading beauty, goddesses and the sabre-toothed tiger
understanding self-harm
“Study Shows Nearly Half Of Eating Disorder Patients Self-Harm” this is the title of an article in medicalnews. it made me stop and think because it shows a certain line of thinking about
discussions: asking leading questions
as many of you know, (almost) every wednesday night i hold a fireside chat at sacred space. it’s a salon-type get-together where we sit in the living room area of sacred space, a beautiful store across from tinseltown in vancouver, and talk about – well, all kinds of things. today’s topic was supposed to be… Continue reading discussions: asking leading questions
difficult people
for some strange reason, today i keep getting the feeling that i want to dedicate something to people who have at times been a vehicle of difficulty in my life. let’s try this and see what happens. there is a person who has made it possible for me and many, many others to communicate and… Continue reading difficult people
self-help books
my favourite buddhist blogger right now is genkaku. here are a few thoughts he has on the phenomenon of self help, and my comment on it. basically, the question i pose is, who is
about expert minds
scientific american has interesting things to say about the expert mind. this is my condensed version: Studies of the mental processes of chess grandmasters have revealed clues to how people become experts in other fields as well. Much of the chess master’s advantage over the novice derives from the first few seconds of thought. This… Continue reading about expert minds
identities vs. labels
(this is another entry that i transferred from one of the lost january artices from my old blog) the following thoughts are inspired by a conversation in daily dose of queer about gender identies: what’s an identity? what do i need it for? why do others need me to have an identity? is an identity… Continue reading identities vs. labels
food meme
lots of blogs have memes, so i thought i’d put one up, too. why don’t you answer or comment on a few (or all) of these questions. or feel free to propagate them on your own blog. let’s see what happens … how do our eating habits relate to world hunger?
and now for these therapists: plato, st. augustine, darwin, freud
i wrote this some years ago, trying to elucidate how some of the fathers and grandfathers of psychology would look at contemporary problems: after a stormy, decade long marriage, JU and his wife separated after she found out that he had sexually abused their two sons. JU explained he was “sexually educating them”. there was… Continue reading and now for these therapists: plato, st. augustine, darwin, freud