Valleys
Falling Back to Earth
Anyone who has participated in a School of Lost Borders program has heard some rendition of Steven Foster’s phrase about the Big Lie. “The Big Lie”, Steven would boldly say, “is that we are not nature!” These words have echoed throughout my life for the last fifteen years, reminding me that not only do…
Read MoreMigrating toward Wholeness
Lately, I’ve been contemplating wholeness. I know that wholeness is something to be desired, but what is wholeness, really? Wholeness is one of those abstract words we carelessly toss around – similar to ego or self – but when asked, it is difficult to come up with a clear definition. When I Googled the question…
Read MoreInto the Deepest Valley
The ground of the soul is dark. – Meister Eckhart God lives in the cloud of unknowing and that one has to be stripped of every idea, every intellectual conception, before one can approach the light which is surrounded by the darkness and utter confusion. – The Cloud of Unknowing. Last week was dark. Depression…
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