A School Beyond Borders for Way-Finders in Reality, Given to Venturing Beyond Sacred Cow Corrals, Passionately Cultivating Competence and Excellence for LIFE's Sake.
0 votes Tzotzil Mayan Life-Giver, Chiapas, MexicoIn speaking of “Ancestry” the Elegance of this Woman’s Presence reflects that. So do the Shapes of all that Her Presence Honors; the Elevated Status offered to Her Ancestral Corn, the Basket of Tortillas … Continued
0 votesThe SNAFU priciple refers to a military acronym that points to how hierarchical structures lead to distorted communication and stands for “Situation Normal-All Fucked Up.” Truth-full, trust-worthy communication is only possible between equals. Work out all the permutations of … Continued
1 voteAfter watching the movie Mongol, about Genghis Khan’s life story, my curiosity was piqued. I discovered an amazing Tale of Wisdom, Humanity, Courage, Survival, Ancestry, Will-to-Live, Excellence, Learning, Conquest, and unfolding Consequences that informed much of what I have … Continued
0 votes Today we continue with Part 3 of our mini-series with the portrait of a 20th Century sophist. Edward Bernays, the Jewish, Austro-American nephew of Sigmund Freud, applied the psychological theories of his uncle on a mass scale, manipulating … Continued
0 votesSophists: Philosophical Mercenaries In part One of this mini-series I asked you the question: Are You Primitive or Sophisticated? Did you actually track that out beyond just reading the article? What did you discover? We also reviewed the Nature … Continued
1 voteThe Sacred Cow Diet Recently, I realized that, when I’m stuck in some kind of funk, miserable, frustrated, and ready to wake up and move back to ON, there’s always a little sacred cow that’s eating up my energy … Continued
0 votesJohn Trudell called us to clarity, to intelligence, to responsibility, and beyond the delusion of believing that believing is thinking, . John spoke of the failures of his “sixties” generation in grasping how corruption has spread through the entire … Continued
0 votesFor those of you who are Artists in the Medium of Living, and UP FOR the totality of the reality of LIFE, what enhances it, what decays it (both necessary parts of a cycle), and how the misuse of … Continued
1 voteWhat’s right about addiction? This is a strange way to frame a question about addiction, isn’t it? It’s a question I never asked in twenty-five years of critical care nursing. When I started teaching in 2009 and got challenged … Continued