Space out our Triggers. Disentangle Our Conflicts
It takes one to know one. Eternal wisdom I was in a cafe today listening to a group behind me gossiping about, reacting to and judging various people in their lives, as well as social figures. Some funny stuff. Some…
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As I grow, I’ve become more sensitive to toxic perspectives. What defines a toxic perspective? Objectification of a person, place, or thing. Considering others as fundamentally different from us. Simply put, recognizing toxicity involves engaging the Golden Rule. How do…
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“Let any one of you who is without sin be the first to throw a stone at her.” John 8:7 — words of Jesus Christ Various wisdom traditions point to judgment of our fellow man or woman as the greatest…
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It doesn’t take more than a few minutes of browsing through today’s top stories to realize human conflict issues as so very prominent, and so very ugly. Within political parties…and between them. Within countries…and between them. On a small scale……
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We tend to think that conflict in our lives leads to frustration. But I find we have it ass-backwards, like so many things. Frustration, or rather our propensity for frustration, is actually is the precursor of the conflict we experience…
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While this site is open to various beliefs and understandings, there are two central principles that (I feel) are eternal and universal. These are: 1) love our Creator with all our heart, mind, and soul (whatever we consider or call…
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To maintain healthy space and integrity, most would agree we need some sort of boundary with others . Yet, at the same time, how could we ensure that we aren’t inadvertently blocking out necessary information from ourselves, and each other,…
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I am very fortunate to be born in a free country — a land with much free expression, dialog, and belief. As a Perspective Mapper, my job is to help us understand different points-of-views..or at least make space for different…
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It’s been a fun ride so far in 2019. Certainly I feel so much clearer and even wiser just in these last 45 days. Here are 5 bite-size lessons I received this year. I do hope you enjoy! Some of…
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