Searching through some old emails I ran across a letter I wrote eleven years ago to a friend, Barbara Shipka, about an article she wrote to articulate the transformational potential of a global threat at the turn of the century. I had pointed out …
“We were made different to complete each other…” — Egyptian engineer Muhammad Saladin Nusair, whose photo supporting Wisconsin workers went viral… Two remarkable presentations of our common humanity and shared predicament showed up in my emai…
It is a new year, a new chance to reflect on our role in the world and how what’s going on in the world shapes our lives. I’ve been thinking about the popular saying — “We are the ones we’ve been waiting for.” We heard it a lot during the Obama c…
Dear Matt, A number of people have sent me the apocalyptic Kingsnorth/Monbiot correspondence below and, now that you have sent it, I have read it. . It brought to mind one of my mentors, psychologist Arnold Mindell, who works with group fields, es…