living meaningfully
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sowing seeds of possibility
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Change from the INSIDEout
- a contemplative approach

We live in challenging times. The winds of change are squalling within, among, and beyond, causing unrest within many individuals, communities, societies, and planet Earth. In response, this website offers life-affirming principles and practices for those seeking to “be the change they want to see in the world” (Gandhi).

All images and understandings offered on the website are meant to be received as entry points for readers to engage with and reflect upon within the light of their particular belief system.

Guided tour – If this is your first visit to this website, or you are new to the concepts of spiritual practice, you might like to take the guided tour and follow the ‘next reading suggestion’ at the end of each page.

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Finding our way home
Finding our way home

Who am I? Why am I here? How am I to live? These questions are driven by our intrinsic longing to belong. While the longing to belong is a constant, our inner home of belonging is not. Over our lifetime we may experience numerous homes. If that is the case, how do we find our way home again and again? The dance of being and becoming guides our way.

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the what, why, and how of shifting the cultural mindset
the what, why, and how of shifting the cultural mindset

We are living in turbulent times. The winds of change are squalling, within, among, and beyond - causing unrest within many individuals, societies, and planet Earth. It is like a perfect storm is being generated regarding global social, economic, and climate conditions. In response, our world is crying out for profound change in the cultural structures that underpin the way we live within and act upon our world. Profound change in our way of living will be driven by a shift in our cultural mindset. Therefore, the call is for change from the inside . . . out. In response, this paper outlines the what, why, and how of shifting the cultural mindset.

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Walking the land: contemplatively exploring our inner landscape, discovering and integrating our shadow-side, towards being the change we want to see in the world
Walking the land: contemplatively exploring our inner landscape, discovering and integrating our shadow-side, towards being the change we want to see in the world

Is western culture currently experiencing a symbolic knock at the door, calling forth deep structural change to the way we live together? If so, it will take more than a tinkering at the edges. It will take a transformation of the deeply held assumptions which orientate our personal and collective way of being-in-the-world. How can we each participate in such a transformation?

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The gentle art of conscious grieving
The gentle art of conscious grieving

Every one of us will experience loss at some time in our lives and in turn, we will all experience grief. The emotions of grief arrive unbidden and often catch us off guard. Therefore, grief is usually judged as a negative experience;  an experience to be toughed out. And yet, grief is a natural and healthy response to loss. So how do we actively grieve the many expected and unexpected losses we encounter throughout our lifetimes? 

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Call of the Era

being the change, through changing our being

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