by Leslie Hershberger | Jan 8, 2019 | #BeInspired, Spirituality
THE GUEST HOUSE This being human is a guest house. Every morning a new arrival. A joy, a depression, a meanness, some momentary awareness comes as an unexpected visitor. Welcome and entertain them all! Even if they are a crowd of sorrows, who violently sweep your...
by Leslie Hershberger | Jan 4, 2019 | Change, Grief, Loss, Spirituality
When near the end of day, life has drainedOut of light, and it is too soonFor the mind of night to have darkened things, No place looks like itself, loss of outlineMakes everything look strangely in-between,Unsure of what has been, or what might come. In this wan...
by Leslie Hershberger | May 22, 2018 | All Articles, Change, Loss, Pause Process, Spirituality
Is sustained change possible? There moments when change will feel mildly uncomfortable and others where it will be downright painful especially when it bumps up against your life AND your most deeply ingrained patterns. This is called your “immunity to...
by Leslie Hershberger | Feb 23, 2017 | Enneagram, Projection, Projection and Shadow, Spirituality
SPECIAL WORKSHOP ON APRIL 7-8 IN RUMSON, NJ TO REGISTER CONTACT: JOYCE PLAZA, [email protected] JOHN MONROE: [email protected] Projection is when we imagine and believe that what is actually true about us lives in someone else. Our shadow is all...
by Leslie Hershberger | Mar 26, 2016 | #BeInspired, Spirituality
From the blog, On Being: “I saw a dear friend a few days ago. I stopped by to ask her how she was doing, how her family was. She looked up, voice lowered, and just whimpered: “I’m so busy… I am so busy… have so much going on.” Almost immediately after, I ran...
by Leslie Hershberger | Mar 26, 2016 | #BeInspired, Spirituality, Stages
“The following is a 9-stage journey of spiritual development as taught by Franciscan Friar Richard Rohr. As Richard Rohr says, ‘This isn’t something that you work on, it’s something that works on you.’ 1. My Body Is Who I am: Focus is on security and safety; power and...
