by arnie | Nov 9, 2019 | WISDOM
Sit for a while, and try on how it feels to come to another in moments of joy or disharmony listening. How does this feel? Listen before speaking, and listen some more. I was raised where the modeling was to speak and keep speaking louder and louder. As the volume...
by arnie | Sep 30, 2019 | WISDOM
I’m sitting on a train from Seattle to Vancouver BC—reflecting on when the border was permeable and seen as welcoming neighbors. Similarly though, with Mexico. We now detain and rip apart families at the southern border and craft unnecessary complexity at the last US...
by arnie | Jul 11, 2019 | WISDOM
I’m not sure why living as human instead of machine takes daily work. It could be appreciation and gratitude were not a given at birth. It could be that growing up in a family using emotional blackmail provides challenges we believe is the way of things. I’ve learned...
by arnie | Jul 11, 2019 | WISDOM
My mind has been reflecting on the ways so much of our society is built on ego stroking. You know: The unfortunate way folks hold themselves and build many of our societal models including the Judicial System, instead of speaking our truth. The players position and...
by arnie | Apr 11, 2019 | WISDOM
The latest World Happiness Index recently came out. And the U.S. continues its slide downward. No surprise that the Scandinavian countries are on top followed by New Zealand, Australia, and Canada. The tragic shooting in Christchurch, NZ had their extraordinary Prime...
by arnie | Mar 1, 2019 | WISDOM
I’ve been thinking of late about our justice system in light of the magnitude of condoned lying. I think of this in light of my mentor and dear friend Bob (Robert Kimball) who died a short while ago. Bob was at different times Dean and Professor of Theology at...
