by Aren Henry | September, 2019 | Grit/Grace/Gratitude, Karen Henry
One philosophy tells us that our lives are predetermined. Another says that we have free will. Another still, tells us that life is meaningless, and we are an accident of atoms smashing together in the great cosmos of a lucky toss of the dice. So why do we continue,...
by Aren Henry | August, 2019 | Grit/Grace/Gratitude, Karen Henry
Grit, grace and gratitude are our trinity. Grit is the key ingredient to standing up in a world full of trauma and drama. Grace, the glue to hold it all together. And gratitude? Gratitude is a gift we give ourselves in good times and in bad. We in the positive...
by Aren Henry | April, 2019 | Karen Henry, Noetic Nomad
When we avoid anger, is it necessarily a bad thing? When someone wants absolute peace in their lives, they are going to choose to avoid anger. Not the emotion of anger, but the acts of angry people. The peace-seeker doesn’t do this because they can’t handle it, but...
by Aren Henry | March, 2019 | Karen Henry, Noetic Nomad
For two solid weeks, the earth’s energy has been high. The personal days have been sparking strong emotions. I’m sitting in my favorite coffee house on a sunny Tuesday afternoon, listening to the roar of coffee grinders and trendy music, sprinkled with emotional noise...
by Aren Henry | March, 2019 | Karen Henry, Noetic Nomad
I like to think of birthdays as building blocks of consciousness. I don’t look at them as an end date looming in the nearing distance. I look at them as knowledge-building opportunities for growth. I think we get the celebration of life all wrong. We are terrified of...