How to heal with metaphor, the secret language of your brain
Consciously or not, metaphor is how we learn, grow, and heal. Metaphor, the language of the right hemisphere, is the first language we learn as…
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There are metaphors for change present in all cultures
Throughout the world’s literature, certain metaphors of transformation appear time and time again, reflecting the universal human experience of growth, awakening, and renewal. These metaphors…
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We need to create space for transformation
Spaces instigate transformation. During the civil rights movement, black churches were instrumental in creating change because they provided “free spaces” for people to meet. Churches…
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Don’t search for a solution. Open space for it.
Educator Maxine Greene once observed, “I find that, when a space is provided, something rather wonderful can happen.” Her words speak to a profound truth:…
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Having the courage to speak up
I grew up in an ordinary, middle-class family in Iowa where I attended public schools. Through a stroke of fate, I was critically injured in…
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