I’m mindful while writing this email of what big times these are for so many — transitions of all kinds, some are welcome and wonderful, others are sudden, complex, filled with grief and loss. I notice how easy it is
We All Belong
Una O’Connell
Una O’Connell and I are both mothers and constellation facilitators, she in the U.K., me in the Pacific Northwest of the U.S. We first met at Germany’s first international training for constellation facilitators (at ZIST) with Bert Hellinger and many
An Embodied Conversation with the Internalized Colonizer
Today is Columbus Day in the U.S. and Canadian Thanksgiving. Imagine a circle of whole ancestors, from all our lineages, surrounding us, our countries, this land, to help us see this invisible truth: the unpaid debt in America’s soul, the
She Was A Crone In Action
“She was a crone in action.” This phrase was used by Celeste Morgan in yesterday’s “Life Conversations presents Ancestral Blueprints” Radio Show” show. I began to reflect on the many crones in action in our midst and in our ancestries,
Tulsa Race Riots & the John Hope Franklin Reconciliation in America Symposium
“One might argue the historian is the conscience of the nation, if honesty and consistency are factors that nurture the conscience.” – John Hope Franklin In a few days I will be traveling to Tulsa, Oklahoma. I’m doing so to participate
Black History Month: Continuing to Heal the Wounds of Slavery
The following April of 2011 post is being re-posted in honor of Black History Month. This week is the 150th anniversary of the beginning of the Civil War in the United States. Yesterday’s article on CNN’s Opinion Page, “Civil War”s
Veteran’s Day
Today is Veteran’s Day. The following editorial was written Bill Distler. Our daughters go to school together; I know how lucky I am to know Bill. Thanks for opening your heart to his wisdom. Veterans Day has always been difficult