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It’s quiet and all seems right in the world, but for how long? I was sitting peacefully in my living room under the warm glow of the Christmas tree. Up until this moment things had been hectic, even frantic. A specific goal I had set my mind to had been achieved, and I felt good… 

Ancestral Healing Some of the most meaningful work I engage in, both personally and professionally, is around ancestral healing. Our family just marked the one year anniversary of my grandmother’s death. My grandmother, Allene Hope, who I knew as Mammie, was a maternal figure for me throughout my life. At her funeral I had the… 

Sometimes when I am working with men, either in spiritual direction work, or in therapy, they will share with me the story of a mistake they have made, and how they are broken by that mistake. On many occasions I have shared with them the story of Donald Currey, the geologist who cut down the… 

Why change is so hard Life doesn’t happen in a straight line, neither do relationships.  There is no instruction manual, however, there are patterns that emerge. These patterns can be helpful in navigating our life and relationships. I break what I have observed into four universal stages: Discernment, Discomfort, Disarmament, and Discovery. I. Discernment This is… 

Did you hear about the man who cut down the oldest tree in the world? He didn’t know it was that old until he had counted its fallen rings And then it was too late he had come for a core sample and left with a legacy I wished to know his story What was… 

Previously, I described the 9 Illuminated Archetypes of Leadership. I also introduced you to the 9 shadowy counterparts known as the Eclipsed Archetypes. Knowing which set you belong to will give you an unparalleled insight into your own core motivations. It will also shine a spotlight on blindspots you never knew you had. But regardless of what your core… 

As I read Yuval Noah Harari’s book 21 Lessons for the 21st Century I was thrilled to learn of the Centaurs of the chess world, human/machine partners who worked together as a team. My dreams were soon dashed as I read that the machines continued to advance rapidly, evenutally making their human counterparts irrelevant. The Centaurs went the way of their mythological… 

The Rise of the Universal Superhero Our recent Mystic Heart Wisdom School retreat was on the grounds of the Oblate Renewal Center in San Antonio. Being All Saints Day the campus was alive with activity. During one of our breaks we went to visit the studio of iconographer Fr. Clyde Rausch. The icon that captured our attention… 

When leaders look at a new book, program or solution to develop their leadership, they are looking for one or both of the following: How to increase strength How to minimize weakness There are endless resources for both of these approaches, but there is a bigger problem here. While many leaders know their strengths intimately,…