February 25, 2022 What if There is Nothing Wrong with You? I’ve had the privilege of meeting new clients regularly this year, and often what comes up is something they want to ‘fix’ about themselves. As we begin to reflect and listen deeply, it fairly soon becomes apparent that the thing they have been told […]
February 9, 2022 The Psychological Immune System Last October my foot started to hurt. I have an old injury on that foot and ankle, so assumed it was that. As the pain continued to increase through time, I tried new shoes, more strength training, and all sorts of tape and support. It continued to get […]
Years ago, I was newly married (well, five years of newly married) and we were not doing well. I had taken to calling them the first fateful five years. We were certain the other person was the problem, and kindness was hard to come by. I was studying Lent at the time of this story, […]
January 17, 2022 I have been taken over by an idea, one that I find eternally fascinating and clarifying. That idea is that we are in the midst of a great global “coming apart”. The pandemic has shaken us all up, whether we know (and like) it or not. The entire world is […]
January 11, 2022 Many people ask me if it is possible to find our ‘Design’ or ‘special purpose’ in our work. Their experience of work is no longer satisfying, yet they long to feel well used in life. Recently I was sent an almost perfect answer to this question. Panache Desai, in response to a […]
New Year’s Reflections This is the time of year I often wish I could do something differently in my life. Maybe it is to eat less sugar, or spend more time with my dogs, or finally be able to see a Basketball Game at the new Chase Center in SF with my husband. Behind those […]
This is call #4 in a series of deepening conversations designed to discover a new place to work in regards to racial justice, inequality and generational poverty. These conversation are based on the Three Principles as taught and discovered by Sydney Banks. This call was particularly interesting as we got to oneness as a new […]
Welcome to call number 3! As with the previous two calls, this is a continuing series of calls between Tim Williams, Debora McDermed and Julie Gleeson, exploring how the insights of the Three Principles as discovered and taught by Sydney Banks, might illuminate new thinking in the areas of racial justice, poverty and inequality. Please […]
Welcome to the second call with Tim Williams, Julie Gleeson and Debora McDermed. Remember, these calls are an exploration, sifting through the known and unknown to be able to hear something new. The thing to track is the level of depth of feeling as the conversation unwinds. The warmer the feeling, the more Life Force […]
There is Wisdom greater than identity. I wonder what it might say about our world right now? With that in mind, my longtime and dear friend, Debora McDermed, PhD and a new friend, Tim Williams, embarked on a series of Zoom sessions to explore and uncover something new together. These conversations came about in response […]