Knowing how to be solitary is central to the art of loving. When we can be alone, we can be with others without using them as a means of escape.
04079 – Being Alone
read more
03686 – Examining & Changing Our Behavior
It is important for [African American] women engaged in the process of self-recovery to examine the way in which harsh critique was used to ‘check’ and police our behavior so that we can examine the extent to which we relate similarly to others. … To heal our wounds,...
02578 – Forgiveness and Compassion
For me, forgiveness and compassion are always linked: how do we hold people accountable for wrongdoing and yet at the same time remain in touch with their humanity enough to believe in their capacity to be transformed?
02268 – The Transformative Power of Love
The transformative power of love is the foundation for all meaningful social change.
02267 – Dangerous Narcissism
I am often struck by the dangerous narcissism fostered by spiritual rhetoric that pays so much attention to individual self-improvement and so little to the practice of love within the context of community.