Perspectives…
“It is a constant struggle to see what is under one’s nose.” George Orwell
There are few absolutes…only perspectives. Growing in awareness requires growing in perspectives.
Growing in perspectives requires an openness that suggests we live in partial truths.
We make too many assumptions.
We close our eyes when we are uncomfortable.
We turn away when what is in front of our face challenges our assumptions about truth.
Welcome to Perspectives. Add your own.
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Stages of Faith by James Testerman
Life can be viewed as a quest in which we seek to understand the world we find ourselves in, discover its meaning, and locate ourselves within the grand scheme of...
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Atheists and All of Us: Confusing the Map and the Territory
Wisdom is a way of knowing that goes beyond one’s mind, one’s rational understanding, and embraces the whole of a person: mind, heart and body…As...
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On Religious Abuse and Authentic Spirituality: Religion offers a potential map…but it’s not the territory
When Anthony deMello was asked what he thought is the core component of the spiritual journey, he responded, “Wake up, wake up, wake up.” He said made...
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Integral Recovery
Recently returned from a weekend in Utah with John Dupuy, founder of Integral Recovery, a program for the treatment of alcoholism and addiction. John says that...
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Your Unlived Life and the Shadow
Some time ago, I had lunch with two women who had much success in their field. One facilitated large groups in a corporate setting and another had a radio show...
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Helen Palmer and the Enneagram
Helen Palmer will be in Cincinnati from September 26th to 27th. Contact: leslie@lesliehershberger.com for details Read More →
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Wherever You Go, There You Are
This week, someone asked me how meditation ties in with the Enneagram. Great question! So, I decided to devote this column to answering that question....
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Watching the Monkey Mind
Six years I’ve been meditating and I have mornings like this: I sit in my chair. I squirm. I notice that my feet are cold and I go grab a blanket....
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Tell Me Your Story
I sit in an ethics class and we examine an ethical dilemma in the daily newspaper. We discuss the shooting of an African American male by a New York...
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Soulful Response
Have you ever caught yourself playing spiritual arithmetic? You observe the Sabbath by going to church/synagogue/mosque, you obey the fasts, follow...
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Some Day is Now
As many of you know, I am a certified teacher of the Enneagram, an outstanding system for self-understanding based on nine personality types. Rather...
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Simple Stories
Have you ever noticed how you repeat your same patterns again and again? Have you ever said to yourself, “Why did I say that?” or “Why...
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Power vs. Force
We sit in a circle and begin the exercise in which we are invited to reflect on a question that happens to expose a touch of vulnerability. Some engage...
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Peace
I am on the treadmill early in the morning at the local gym and I see an older gentleman on the exercise bike. He has an affable smile and greets...
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Gratefulness in the Midst of Poverty
The asphalt is bumpy and the road is narrow as we are driven through the forgotten neighborhood of San Ramon in El Salvador. This place, like many...
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I See From Where I Stand
I usually limit my exposure to television news. Yet this week, I find myself unable to turn my back on the suffering in the South. And as images flash...
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Emotional Intelligence
My husband and I had this standing joke. I would tell him that he could be so black and white. “Get in touch with your feminine side”,...
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Election Day
Yesterday, I was chatting with a friend who has become involved in a local campaign issue. She has been acutely aware of her reactions as she works...
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Wake Up Calls
*The election is over. We are either relieved and grateful or profoundly disappointed. The last column closed with the question, “How can we...
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A New Reality Show
Have you seen the shows or the ads for “The Bachelor” or any of the other reality shows in which women use television to choose the person...
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Dinner and Dissent
Remember the childhood civics lessons when we learned the importance of casting our vote? We learned of other countries who were not given the right to vote and...
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Cultivating the Stillpoint
Living from the Inside Out Cultivating the Stillpoint The Power of Reflective Leadership Last week I heard some news that is music to my ears. ...
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