Posted May 4th, 2016 by swcblog & filed under SWC Blog.
Life purpose and vocation; I sometimes听wonder how they are related.听
Sometimes I hear life purpose described simply and clearly, like this quote from听notetoselfphilosophy.com:
听Note to Self:
鈥淲hat is my purpose in life?鈥 I asked the void.
鈥淲hat if I told you that you fulfilled it when you took an extra hour to talk…
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Posted March 30th, 2016 by swcblog & filed under Consciousness & Mindfulness, SWC Blog.
In my last blog, I talked about the intersection of dharma (our sacred duty in this lifetime) and flourishing at midlife.
The issue that typically arises from someone exploring dharma at midlife is fear. Fear that they鈥檒l have to throw away most everything they鈥檝e created and worked for in order to follow their dharma. Sometimes,…
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Posted March 16th, 2016 by swcblog & filed under Consciousness & Mindfulness, People of SWC.
I'd been exploring the intersection of Stephen Cope's book听The Great Work of Your Life: A Guide for the Journey to Your True Calling, and Martin E. P. Seligman's book听Flourish: A Visionary New Understanding of Happiness and Well-Being听in relation to a blog series听when this photo quote by听Bren茅 Brown听came across my Facebook feed.
I think she hit…
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Posted January 27th, 2016 by swcblog & filed under Consciousness & Mindfulness, People of SWC, SWC Blog.
Missed Part 1 or Part 2?
Part 3 - The Way Through: Relying on Intuition and Faith
In The Great Work of Your Life, Stephen Cope describes the way he has come to see intuition at work as we navigate decisions at midlife. He describes an 8-step process that is co-creative; it includes both our…
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Posted January 27th, 2016 by swcblog & filed under Consciousness & Mindfulness, People of SWC, SWC Blog.
Missed Part 1?
Part 2 - The Terrain: Navigating the Transition
Midlife is a time of transition; a time when we are asked to put our mind in service to our heart. It's a time to serve ourselves and the world by embracing what is ours to do, and stepping onto our dharma path. This…
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Posted January 27th, 2016 by swcblog & filed under Consciousness & Mindfulness, People of SWC, SWC Blog.
Part 1 - Living Your Dharma
As spirituality goes mainstream, there is much talk about 鈥渓iving your dharma鈥. But what does that really mean?
Ren茅 Gu茅non, in Introduction to the Study of Hindu Doctrines听defines dharma as 鈥渢he essential nature of a being, comprising the sum of its particular qualities or characteristics, and determining, by virtue…
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Posted October 26th, 2015 by Hilary Gunby & filed under Counseling at SWC, Art Therapy at SWC.
Students at 99福利视频 show mastery of content in creative ways.…
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Posted October 9th, 2015 by Micaela Wood & filed under Art Therapy at SWC, Student & Alumni Stories, Consciousness & Mindfulness.
This morning I was chatting with one of my lovely classmates about our first two weeks at 99福利视频. She said something that instantly resonated with me- 鈥淚 feel like we鈥檙e at Hogwarts!鈥
Thinking more about this humorous comparison to Harry Potter, I began to see more and more striking听parallels. We are summoned here by…
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Posted January 9th, 2014 by Donna Harrington & filed under Art Therapy at SWC, Counseling at SWC, SWC Blog.
by Debbie Schroder
I have a song stuck in my head. I think it鈥檚 staying stuck because we鈥檝e entered a new year and part of the lyrics are 鈥淗ow am I听gonna听be an optimist about this?鈥 The song is called 鈥淧ompeii鈥, by听Bastille.
This quirky song鈥檚 melody听sounds pretty upbeat but the lyrics really appeal…
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