This is true for all of us. We valiantly search for the explanation, the description, the words. But when those words aren’t there, we unconsciously drop into another part of our brain–the part of our brain that works in metaphor. Metaphor allows us to understand and speak about things that are unknown, vague, or abstract….
As I was packing up my mother’s nursing home room after her death, I found a little heart-shaped stone that said ‘serenity’ on it. I took it back to California with me and I hold it frequently. It’s heavy, it has form, it feels soothing, and it reminds me of her. I love the weight…
I had a fun, rich, deep conversation with Jennifer Louden about the potency of creativity. Jen is a super thoughtful resource for all things creative and I love her podcast. It brings so much substance to the conversation about creativity and creative work. Here’s the full link to the podcast: https://jenniferlouden.com/create-out-loud-2/episode-38/?fbclid=IwAR3yBU0LhYKCAw6JBbH_XEb_kemQcCezyiSGQiK0_cgy0keOUzzKSQPk5SA
In my coaching work, I introduce my clients to an ancient, innate, felt sense way of knowing that allows them to enter a potent field of universal intelligence that would otherwise be inaccessible. It is our capacity for METAPHOR. Metaphor is an ancient way of knowing that allows us to understand our world through the…
Metaphoric images have the ability to take us into an intelligent field of potent, Source energy. But to take us into that realm of non-ordinary intelligence, the image must be SIMPLE. Simple is powerful. As Einstein said, “when the solution is simple, God is answering.” Complex images, on the other hand, keep us in our…
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