August Anticipation
I’m having an early morning sit in my study in the Catskill Mountains listening to the birds and looking out at nature’s abundance. I am feeling a lovely calm along side a very sweet anticipation of a future unfolding around me.
I find myself very taken by some folks with long histories at www.theinstitute.org along with some enthusiastic newcomers. Together they are integrating my life’s work into a timely, accessible offering for healing. It has been many years since I have been part of such a generous, spirited and unified intentional community with an ambitious mission: Sharing a vision for living authentically and creating conditions to connect more genuinely with ourselves and our world. The last time I had such a powerful community experience it was life changing, and I have the same feeling now.
I am grateful to Ana Venezia and Barry Lipscomb for their leadership and to our board and committees for enthusiastically supporting the launch of this vibrant possibility in the weeks and months ahead. Please stay tuned, as these initiatives speak directly to my previous blogs about finding growth, resilience, and direction in our rapidly changing lives.
I have added two new links to my web site resource list. The first: Dr. Frank Lipman, a pioneering Integrative Physician and author. For twenty years he has enlightened me with new perspectives on optimizing health holistically. I was recently honored to become a contributor to his web site with my recent article Spontaneous Remission From Collective Insanity (click and have a look).
The second: Integrative Psychiatrist Dr. Samuel Scharmat. He always surprises me (and clients I refer to him) with his whole-body, whole-world perspective that is often illuminating.
In a recent issue of Ode Magazine there was an article that beautifully articulated an alternative perspective on common mental illness diagnoses in: Your brain is a rain forest (click for full article). Thomas Armstrong introduces the field of neurodiversity, celebrating the differences among brains. It’s a fascinating forward-moving perspective.
More in September, Michael











