Author Archives: Louise Gorenflo

When we act upon an urgent compulsion to have our way, we harmfully impose our will upon others or to influence a situation. Overcoming a compulsive reaction requires us not to act on the urge to harm others for self-benefit. … Continue reading →

For the past 300 years, capitalism has promised that increasing the availability of material goods will increase our wellbeing. All along, some have questioned the link between money and wellbeing. Now we know that pursuing more than we need imperils … Continue reading →

Compulsive reactivity harms us, others, all life, and the Earth. When we act in ways that deny our sacredness and values, we cause only ruin for ourselves and others, generating an even more threatening and difficult situation. It brings to … Continue reading →

Estrangement occurs within families when members need to push away from each other to give themselves space to grow and become. While family members have much in common, we all have unique differences. When parents value some differences more than … Continue reading →

Life has much in common. All life works to obtain the basic needs to survive – food, water, wellbeing,  children, safety, and rest. Most cultures have a deep gratitude and joy for having what we need to live another day, … Continue reading →

Life warns of an imbalance. Our sensations of thirst and hunger warn us that we need water and food. We refrain from drinking water or food that tastes, smells, or looks bad. Rising inequality, divisiveness, and turmoil signal a destabilizing … Continue reading →

The Western culture has a long history of willingly harming others for self-benefit and ignoring the suffering it has caused. Western history opens with the theft of land from the Indigenous people by European colonialists and their subsequent efforts to … Continue reading →

Delusion stands between knowing the sacredness of all life and the Earth and living sacredness. We may conceptually understand the sacredness of life and the Earth, but we cannot know how to sacredly interact with others until we deeply know … Continue reading →

If we do not understand the situation, we do not know what to do. Acting when confused causes more confusion and harms us, others, and the Earth. Western culture ignorantly denies the sacredness of the Earth Interbeing and willingly harms … Continue reading →

We don’t ask for problems. They come to us, happen to us, often as a surprise. When they come, they disturb and unsettle us. Problems require us to solve them. Solving a problem requires a change, an action. We may … Continue reading →