Author Archives: Inner Ventures
Wild One – Record of a dream, written on a train, given to a stranger
I know I am alive, but forget to remember and rejoice. So now, awake, I celebrate, Defying the numbness of my normal life. In my dream I glow And move with a singing vibrancy. I flow, with the current of … Continue reading
Your Incredible fullness – by Jeff Foster
Do not reject a sense of rejection, or abandon a feeling of abandonment. Do not resist your resistance, or run away from the urge to run away. Do not make sadness sad by leaving it, or enrage anger by disconnecting. … Continue reading
Every Great Social Movement – by David Korten
When ordinary people reject the cultural stories that limit their possibilities and bind them to servitude, the course of history turns. This article is adapted from excerpts from: Agenda for a New Economy: From Phantom Wealth to Real Wealth. Every … Continue reading
A left-handed Shame Attack
From her seat next to her husband, the headmaster’s wife called my name, following it with a rhetorical question, designed to shame me: Continue reading
Ode to Misha
Born in the forest Brought by her mother Fearful and timid Infested and starving She begged us to keep her This traumatised puppy So cute and appealing We couldn’t deny her The chance of a home But she tested our … Continue reading
Break Free From The Stimulation Nation
I just came across this article which feels very relevant as a follow-on from my theme of Silence: Written by Dr. Perry, PhD “I believe people are afraid to be still because we’re used to being stimulated.” ~Michael W. Smith … Continue reading
ON SILENCE by Ardhan Swatridge
Probably the biggest challenge and barrier for any of us to deal with in trying to pursue a spiritual practice is, in our search for some degree of inner peace and self-acceptance, we eventually realise that our restless minds endlessly … Continue reading
The Great Taboo: Patriarchy Begins At Home.
Reposted from Womb of Light – by Bethany Webster. There’s a reason why it’s been really hard for us to find solutions to our current global challenges. There’s a reason why feminism, with all its gains, has made only limited … Continue reading
Cracking Open Anger
By Norma Saba· ANGER IS BEAUTIFUL… How does that above heading make you feel? Why do we fear our anger so deeply? We call it bad, wrong, damaging, lo vibration, crazy, insane, ugly, tormenting. Yet through religion, and revenge, people … Continue reading
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