Author: Anne

Many of us quietly believe that if we are more efficient and get more done, we will feel more satisfied, more effective, more productive and just better about life because we will be successful.  But, everything we know is people will feel good about life because they're more connected.  Personal insight based on a podcast that inspired me.REFLECTION:Are you caught up in a "productivity loop?"Are you always looking for ways to be more efficient, more successful, achieve another goal?Knowing you will feel better because of connection with others, how can you connect with another today?

"Something hurts in there.  Can you feel it?  We are all in this together.  One earth, one tribe, one people.  We have entertained these teachings like this long enough in our meditations and prayers.  Can we take them now into the political world and create an eye of compassion inside the political hate vortex?  It is time to do it.  It is time to up our game.  It's time to stop feeding hate.  Next time you post online, check your words and see if they smuggle in some kind of hate, dehumanization, snark, belittling, derision, some invitation to us versus them.  Notice how it feels kind of good to do that... like getting a fix.  And, notice what hurts underneath and how it doesn't feel good really.  Maybe it is time to stop."Quote by Charles EisensteinREFLECTION:Hate, dehumanization, belittling, derision are rampant.  Are you contributing to this hate vortex?What hurt/fear is underneath it?Is it time to stop?

The greatest single antidote to violence is conversation, speaking our fears, listening to the fears of others, and in sharing our vulnerabilities discovering a genesis of hope.Quote by Rabbi Lord Jonathan SacksREFLECTION:There is great power in conversations - sharing and listening with heart to the hopes and fears of another.  This takes trust.Is there someone that offers a safe space for you to share?How can you create a safe space for another to be vulnerable... for you to be vulnerable and share fears and vulnerabilities?Can you create an antidote to violence?