"The experience of separateness arouses anxiety; it is, indeed, the source of all anxiety." Erich Fromm Communication is all about the heart. No matter how serious the conversation or the stakes involved, we want to connect, to understand, and be understood. A successful communication is so fulfilling because the ...Read More
Archives for November 2009
A Love Letter
I love the unexpected – and I never expected to love blogging as much as I do. A Flourishing Life went live in mid-August. Since then 1102 people from 65 countries have visited the site, and at last count, there were 199 subscribers. I can't tell you the thrill I feel when I see that a post has been translated ...Read More
The Warrior’s Way to Inner Peace: Part 3 – Living in Peace
In parts one and two of this series, we examined what inner peace actually means and the qualities of the warrior that are necessary to discover peace. In this post, we explore the nuts and bolts of how to actually live in peace. Inner peace sounds great, and we love it when it pervades our lives, but how can it be ...Read More
How to Be Curious
"If you cannot find the truth right where you are, where else do you expect to find it?" Dogen, 13th century Zen master What a curious title – How to Be Curious. Isn't curiosity inherent to being human and completely natural? Why do we need to learn how to be curious? We are naturally curious from birth, striving ...Read More
The Warrior’s Way to Inner Peace: Part 2 – How to Be a Warrior
“The warrior's approach is to say 'yes' to life: 'yea' to it all.” Joseph Campbell In Part 1 of this series, “What is Inner Peace?,” we learned that inner peace is revealed when we receive all of our experience without resistance. The path to peace is actually quite radical. It means turning our attention inward ...Read More