“A lot of times in cultures we think of the ways in which we can cleanse ourselves with water, I think of the ways we can cleanse ourselves with words.” – Amanda Gorman
Invitation to discuss. What does this bring up for me?
Tom’s Reflection on This Question
I typically cleanse myself with the words of my spiritual ancestors. It is part of my morning routine. I sit in silence and stillness for a while and then draw on some book that I have to hand that contains some of the condensed wisdom of our people.
I say our people because we are all one. We may look different, speak different languages and have different traditions and yet a 20th century native American elder, a 14th Japanese monk, a medieval Christian mystic and others from across time and geography can each touch deep inside my soul.
“We approach our lives on different trajectories, each of us spinning in our own separate, shining orbits. What gives this life its resonance is when those trajectories cross and we become engaged with each other, for as long or as fleetingly as we do. There’s a shared energy then, and it can feel as though the whole universe is in the process of coming together. I live for those times. No one is truly ever “just passing through.” Every encounter has within it the power of enchantment, if we’re willing to look for it.”
― Richard Wagamese, Embers: One Ojibway’s Meditations (Amazon.co.uk)
Programme Overview
I have the privilege of being part of an amazing peer-support group that meets every two weeks with one purpose: “to support our development as coaches!”
And yet, as we grow as coaches, we are also called on to do an incredible amount of inner work. Our mission has thus evolved to be: “to support each other as humans and as friends!”
The accompanying content was developed to support this process and has served as inspiration. The hope is that this content may inspire other coaches to set up their own peer-support groups or that it may serve in some other fashion. It is not intended to be the last word on anything!
How Might Tom Be of Service?
- My first invitation is to take maximum advantage of the free content on this site, including signing up for my newsletter.
- As you are reading this, you are clearly on a fascinating journey. If you feel you would benefit from us doing some work together on some aspect of your journey, please feel free to reach out and tell me how you feel I might be of service to you.
