I decided to write this brief meditation after reading a Parabola Journal dedicated to “The Journey Home.” I’ve been reflecting on journeys home I’ve experienced and continue to experience. There are physical journeys like going back to neighborhoods where I grew up, where I spent most of my married life,
The true question is, “What is calling you to Be?” The process is not “over-coming” these negative emotions but surrendering to them by realizing that they likely happened in the past and have little relative importance in our lives NOW. We call the strategies to overcome negative emotions “Burdens.”
In listening to many men, they share “feelings” when they gather as a group. Often, the “feeling” that comes up is fear. Men will ruminate around how they are responding to their fear. The discussion then proceeds to the justification of the existence of how fear is standing in their
Are you experiencing “loneliness,” feeling a disconnection and emotionally alone? That probably includes all of us to some extent. Half of America’s population feels lonely, and young people in their late teens are the hardest hit, according to a landmark new survey of 20,000 people. The report, from health insurer
12 PILLARS of the SPIRIT WARRIOR 1. Recognizing ones’ own Essence or Presence 2. Emotional Pain-Body 3. Developing Burdens 4. Mirroring Parental Dialogue 5. Challenging Daily Dilemmas: Regress or Grow 6. Finding the Gold in our Burdens 7. Developing Determination 8. Evolving the 4-Chambers of the Heart (the horizontal axis)
The Path to Spirit-Warrior Training – The Mission of P2SW is “To guide ourselves and others to authentically surrender and accept their Spiritual Calling in their relationships and courageously to be of service to mankind.” P2SW proposes 12 basic Pillars to the work. Here are the first three: Presence Our
