This weekend, I'm on the Crop Circle webinar with Daniel Pinchbeck and Co and next weekend I'm offering the Archetypes of the Feminine & Masculine workshop in Vancouver, before I head south for a while.
Before we can let go of our own attachments, we must first become aware to what level we have invested our sense of self in each one of our beliefs.(more)
Gather yourselves and come connect at The Area for a night of discussion and sharing as Evolver Calgary explores Modern Love around a glowing campfire. (more)
The media projects a false image of what men find attractive. The common man pretends to accept this image of beauty as the standard, so their perceptions can correlate with the so-called majority. Therefore, some men deny their own unique definitions of beauty in public, for the fear of being judged. This is proof that peer pressure still exists well beyond teen-aged years.
It is common for women to wonder what a man is looking for when considering a relationship. I might not be able to speak for all men on this subject, but I think there is a common myth that needs to be addressed. Most women seem to think that the physical attraction is all that matters to us. It may only matter to a shallow man, but most men like myself look for something more.
Did you ever notice that some people just love to criticize. Now don't get me wrong, it is important to point out fault in another, at the right time and in a right way. This is a part of love. Would you not tell your friend who's going to a job interview that his fly was open and that he had bad breath?
In the book "Path to No Self" Bernadette Roberts tells how she was taught by her parents to avoid the misery that comes from "needing people". When I read that book over 25 years ago I was intrigued by the comment but would have to go through a number of painful relationships to come to understand the meaning of "not needing people" in the sense Roberts meant it.
There are two ways of dealing with wrong behavior that comes into our sphere of influence. Stand in contrast to the wrong or go along with it. One way supports what is right and the other way supports the wrong. Unfortunately many of us are afraid to take a definitive stand against wrong because of the problems it can bring us. We fear disapproval or bodily harm.
I was in Lowes hardware store one day when two young male workers walked by. They were talking about one man’s relationship with a pregnant girlfriend. I overheard him say “I don’t think I’m ready to be a Daddy, and I certainly ain’t gonna marry her.” Now my question is this. What was this girl thinking when she picked this guy to be her “mate”?
When I began meditating a number of years ago, I did so because I was locked into living in my house with a witch of a woman, who could control my emotions, and make me angry and upset with her oft times incessant nonsensical bitching and badgering. She could make me want to knock her out.
A friend of mine, who has a deep grasp of human psychology, is fond of quoting a line from Shakespeare. Juliet says "My only love sprung from my only hate". Now what on earth does this mean? And what is my friend trying to illustrate by quoting this?
what if none of what we think is happening in our relationships is true? what if right now, we were having the relationship we most desire with our lover? what if the happiness we can imagine as a result of that intimacy was available right where we are, at this very moment, regardless of our lover?
How does a woman arrive at feminism when she comes from sex, drugs and rock and roll? Why is feminism such an unpopular, un-liked thing? How did I go from stripper to conscious feminist? How did our ideas of masculine, feminine and sex get here Evolvers? What is a woman's story and on what basis are her opinions formed?
We were strangers who became friends. It was a friendship of mutual interest, and an underlying feeling of hope. Hope, that through each other we could find human understanding. You entered into my life at a time when I am alone, searching, and beginning to discover my potential and my dreams in this world.
Holistic values are a pillar of our community, no? In the way that Aethiests do not assemble, there is a space in this community for us to not entirely agree with even the materials of our foundation. Acknowledging that, however, most of us would probably agree that we are here to create inspiration and ideas to live out more holistic lives.
For five decades, since the beginning of the Feminist movement, awareness and interest in the Divine Feminine and the Goddess has expanded. Scores of books have explored her historic appearance and role, and her many forms and guises. The question is asked repeatedly, “How we can return her to her rightful place in our culture?”
"Banish the word 'struggle' from your attitude and your vocabulary. All that we do now must be done in a sacred manner and in celebration.
We are the ones we have been waiting for." — Hopi elders
