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 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 voteIn neurology the term anosognosia describes someone with a disability who is unaware of the disability. For example, some patients have strokes, with half of their body paralyzed, and remain totally unaware that they cannot move half of their … Continued
1 voteHow do we read? WHAT do we read with? Most of us, in getting through a book from cover to cover, are convinced we “know how to read.” As mentioned in Chopping Onions and Initiation, it’s the daily gestures … Continued
0 votesOur Poison is Our Medicine One day my teacher said, “Our poison is our medicine. In Takelma the word for ‘poison’ is the same word as for ‘medicine.’” Many indigenous languages use the same word for poison as for … Continued
0 votesFull Spectrum Bio-Harmonic Intelligence There are profound differences between living organisms and machines. We are designed for full spectrum bio-harmonic intelligence, where the entirety of our capacities reflect emergent qualities growing synergistically in the full spectrum of our Aliveness. … Continued
1 voteRecently, a friend wrote to tell me that he’s lost 22 lbs, feels better in his early fifties than ever in his life, is integrating his deep personal experiences and emotions at a level that seemed out of reach … Continued
0 votesDr. Vincent Felitti, M.D. became world famous for his work at Kaiser Permanente’s Preventative Medicine clinic. He had incredible success at helping patients lose weight, overcome addictions and adopt positive health habits. Then something very surprising began to happen: … 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
0 votes“Healthy Attachment is the interactive regulation of emotions and the ability to go to others to experience and share joy. It is the emotional availability of the caregiver in infancy.” Dr. Allan N. Schore (the link is active for … Continued
0 votesHow do we Grow in Aliveness? How do we shape the Invitation that our Life unfolds in? How does our Aliveness touch the Aliveness which surrounds us? Feel it. It is very SIMPLE. Sometimes too simple. It lays us … Continued