Everything Falls Away, poem by Parker Palmer
There’s a line from William Stafford that opens this reflection: “There’s a thread you follow. It goes among things that change. But it doesn’t change.”…
Author: Kim Hermanson
Dr. Kim Hermanson helps creatives, pioneers, and seekers break free from linear thinking and access a deeper, more expansive intelligence through metaphor. An educator and adjunct professor at Pacifica Graduate Institute, she guides people into the mind’s third space—an untapped field of profound beauty and knowing. Learn more at MetaphorMind Lab.
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