The World’s Oldest Pandemic, by Dr. Reynold Feldman
As a retired English professor, I’ve been struck by how some new crisis, social or personal, causes us to learn a hitherto unknown technical term.
February 17, 2022
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On Concealment, by Nora Alwah.
Concealment. When someone withholds information from others. Usually, information that needs to be known. It breaks my heart. It’s a form of lying that no one
February 17, 2022
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On the Underuse of Our Powers, by Dr. Cedar Barstow
Last week, a workshop participant wrote me: “I just took a right use of power workshop, and it changed my life! I had somehow never considered that
January 12, 2022
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Why is self-care an ethical imperative, not just a luxury?
This might be quite obvious when we stop to think about it, but often the need to get things done and take care of the
December 15, 2021
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Power: Misuses and Abuses
Here’s another continuum: I call this the misuse/abuse continuum. In our trainings we sometimes refer to harmful actions as misuses of power and sometimes abuses
November 24, 2021
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“Vulnerability” by David Whyte
Note: In conversation with some RUP students, we were talking about vulnerability and humility as too powerful and yet under-rated or even unacknowledged leadership qualities.
November 24, 2021
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October 28th—BePowerPositive Day in the United States
For Immediate Release. The nonprofit Right Use of Power Institute (RUPI) in Boulder, Colorado, is proud to announce October 28, 2021, as the third National
October 28, 2021
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Why it’s important to say YES to your power
I want to talk about power. Power is at the bottom of most things and yet it is seldom talked or taught about. What do
October 28, 2021
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Recognizing Our Biases, by Brian McLaren
Richard Rohr: “Brian McLaren has done thoughtful and helpful research about what makes us see things so differently from one another. He identified thirteen biases
September 22, 2021
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5 Books to Help Cultivate Personal Power and Ignite the Life Force by Erica Sunarjo
Do you feel stuck at the moment? Do you feel like you lack the life force to get control over the situation? If you want
September 22, 2021
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