CAPACITY FOR CREATION AND DESTRUCTION by Judith Sarah Schmidt PhD. When I was a young mother during the Vietnam War, I carried my daughter on my shoulders in the peace marches; we would sing: ‘all we are saying is give peace a chance’. Now, when I look back to those times, I see things from …
by Alexis Johnson, PhD Center for Intentional Living The best-seller, The Secret first came to my attention at the very beginning of this year when a client, a vibrant 70 year old asked me if I had seen it. When I told her I had not even heard of it, she said I should because …
by Judith Sarah Schmidt PhD “Someday, after mastering the winds, the waves, the tides and gravity, we shall harness for God the energies of love, and then, for a second time in the history of the world, (hu)man will have discovered fire.” Pierre Teilhard de Chardin Recent studies in neuroscience provide us with a profound …
Empathy: from neuroscience to mindfulness Between stimulus and response, there is a space. In that space lies our freedom and power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and freedom.- Victor Frankl I have often wondered about empathy, what is it, where does it come from, why do we have it, what …
The Pre-Trans Fallacy of Attachment Alexis Johnson, PhD It is a pity that the word attachment is used in two very different ways. In early childhood attachment is essential for human growth and development. It is also clear that human relationships are essential for well-being in adulthood. Yet, as part of a spiritual practice, we …
