Hi there. I’m going to go quiet over here at Art of Wellbeing for a while. Take a writing pause. Not because I need a rest (writing doesn’t deplete me – living my life without purpose or intention does that!) More a creative refresh. I will still be in touch with my subscribers once per month, […]
On Gaslighting Ourselves
“Shame is basically the ultimate form of gaslighting”, she said. Oh God, I thought. It stopped me right in my tracks. Gaslighting is one of those concepts that has brought me a lot of fun in conversations I have had with friends. Never has it occurred to me that I actually gaslight myself, but I often do. […]
Grappling with Gurdjieff & Unscrambling the Enneagram Centers
Practically speaking and experientially, the Enneagram Centers are how we find our way back home.Russ Hudson After ignoring several earlier prompts, I started reading the Fourth Way. Clearly not intended for attention spans like mine, my progress has been slow. I am needing to re-read each chapter at least once. But I haven’t given up, […]
The Enneagram as a Purpose-Finder and Crisis-Navigation tool
To find our calling is to find the intersection between our own deep gladness and the world’s deep hunger.Frederick Buechner Note: There is no specific theory I am drawing upon here: just a few personal explorations. Frederick’s quote, which I stumble upon every now and again, has been problematic for me. Calling can seem a […]
Resourcing Ourselves through the Challenges of Visibility
I’ve been thinking about how we deal with the increased visibility that often accompanies personal expansion. When we change, and especially when that entails ‘branching out’ in some way, we open ourselves up to judgment and criticism. The prospect of that can be more than a little off-putting. I know that for me, I have […]
How to Survive doing Enneagram Assessments as a New-ish Coach*
*Or self-coach, or supportive friend/family member. It is one thing to appreciate the immense utility of the Enneagram as a developmental map. It is quite another to apply it to the specific terrain of a challenged human being. As a graduate of the Integral Coaching method, I can do complexity. However, I’d be fibbing if […]