The U.S. presidential inauguration has passed. The women’s march is over. For climate, race, women’s rights and so much else, it doesn’t look good to many of us (no matter how we voted). So, now what? In this post, I talk about how to stay involved, how much effort it will take, how to deal with disappointment and frustration, and the tremendous rewards of making an effort. You can watch the video or read the summary.
How To Be Alive
Want Friends To Hold You To Your Visions? Start A Mastermind Group
I use a tool called a “mastermind group” which helps me keep my resolution and also provides support for my alternative or unconventional visions, even when my closest friends and relatives do not. Finding a supportive group can be a big challenge for social entrepreneurs, people who try to live according to their environmental values, activists or anyone on an unconventional path. This post is about to how to set up a mastermind group of your own (or how to join one of my paid groups if you prefer).
Five Thoughts On Having Meaningful Impact In This Uncertain World
In response to the questions of whether we can trust Trump or could have trusted Hilary, we might instead say “The real question is, Can we trust ourselves?” Can we trust ourselves to give our attention to creating a world that is fair and just and that is good for all of us to live in. Here are five thoughts on what we can do.
A Parable About Not Getting Quite So Caught Up in the Noise
The story of a wise man, faced with a conundrum that could result in the death of a bird, and how taking care of our own spiritual fitness matters when it comes to helping those around us and the world.
What A Wise Person Worries About On Their Death Bed
When I was younger, I obsessed with what I would think of my life on my deathbed. I’ve come to think there is no real way to define the path. But the story of the mystic Rabbi Zusya and what he said on his death bed at least offers a kind of compass to follow.
I Wanted To Tell You (My Recent Newsletter)
My most recent newsletter: An update on my life and work and news of a live, internet event you can participate in and nearly-free copies of my book!
Why Your Therapy Or Spiritual Practice Might Not Be Working (And What You Can Do)
When Freud, Jung, Rogers, Perls and others developed analysis and therapy in the last century, so many of them–and their patients–lived in stable, safe, happy worlds. If they were personally unhappy, there was something wrong with them and they needed to change themselves. But what if our unhappiness comes not from something we need to fix in ourselves but from something that needs to be changed in the world? Here are some hints.
Never Be Lonely Again: Build a Great Community, Part II
We contribute more to our individual and world happiness when we are interconnected with and contribute to larger groups of people. Here are concrete directions for building or strengthening a really cool, individualized version of your own personal community. This is Part II of a two-part post.