One of the best researchers on the scene today is a woman named Brene Brown, Ph.D.,LMSW. You can see and hear her on You-Tube or TED talks. She is a Social Worker who has done extensive research on the negative emotion called shame. I think she is incredibly brilliant. She is transparent, authentic, compassionate, and very connected. I recommend all her books, especially the latest one, published this year and entitled, “Daring Greatly.” Shame is one of our most pervasive, dangerous negative emotions. She has wisely suggested that the answer to shame is resilience. We study resilience in Bio-Mimicry and I learned that resilience is nature’s answer to cycles of decay and death. It is our natural tendency to try again following failure. We spring back from our defeat with new courage, unless we are caught in the spiral of shame, which is a basic self belief that we are not enough.
Thosanustra Says
Marion Woodman and the Feminine Principle
One of my favorite Jungian analysts and writers is Marion Woodman. I have watched videos, read most of her books, and always enjoy what she has to say. She wrote this article, published in O, The Oprah Magazine, which I hope you will read and enjoy. She speaks to ideas that I hold to be true. Thanks to Lindsay James for sharing the article. I pass it along to my readers:
Susan Ahern–an “eesy woman”
Many of my workshops have golden nuggets of joy that stay with me forever. One of those workshops was at beautiful Serenbe near Atlanta, GA. The name of this incredible retreat center was created by the owners to reflect what the retreat allows: BE SERENE. I have had several wonderful events there and am always amazed and thrilled with the setting, the beauty, and the great food served at Serenbe.
INNOVATIVE EDUCATION: Paul Barlow’s Pueblo Experiment
To my readers: Doc Klein and I were talking about innovations in Education. I am posting this account of a very innovative teaching experience conducted by my husband long before we ever met. I asked Paul to write a brief summary of his very creative year with a third grade class in Pueblo, Colorado in 1956-57. My real regret is that I somehow never was able to video his slide presentations where he told the stories of these children in his University lectures. The methods are still progressive and applicable to all ages of people who are learning from each other in unusual ways. Here is the summary in Paul’s own words:
THE NEW AGE: An Apologia by Cindy Sullivan
My good friend, Cindy Sullivan, wrote this essay. I like it so much that I want to share it with my readers. If you are a baby boomer, you will relate. If you are the parents of the baby boomers, you will also relate. And if you are of the generations before or after the baby boomers, it still will be powerful to read. Cindy read it aloud to our Women’s Wisdom group last week. It is even more gripping when you hear it in person. Thank you to Cindy for allowing me to share it with all of you. Let us know what you think!