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On Abuse of Human Freedom

I asked that divination tool, The I Ching (The Book of Changes) what to do in the wake of last week’s shocking election results. It told me first to keep still (Hexagram 52. Kên | Keeping Still, Mountain) for awhile, with movement in the second line, suggesting there is an unstoppable trajectory to the situation, […]

November 14, 2016 – 6:37 pm | By Dan Oestreich | Posted in Changing the World, Choices, Conflict, Fate and Destiny, Healing, Listening, Power, Transformation, Trust, Truth | Comments (12)

The Sheer Grandeur of Our Mistakes

In case you haven’t been following the Wells Fargo scandal, I am reprinting the transcription of Senator Elizabeth Warren questioning John Stumpf, CEO and Chairman of the Board of Wells Fargo during recent Senate hearings. Over a period of five years, 5,300 employees were fired for opening accounts for customers without their knowledge, resulting in […]

September 21, 2016 – 5:43 pm | By Dan Oestreich | Posted in Choices, Self-Knowledge, Shadow, Trust | Comments (2)

Self-Control, Self-Confrontation and…Self-Conflict

It is no surprise that devoted, self-disciplined, perfectionistic people — people with high ideals and addicted to their expectations for self-improvement — can be so cruel to themselves. We bright achievers, people who feel it is our obligation to know ourselves and confront our faults, may find ourselves in particularly challenging leadership roles only to […]

November 12, 2015 – 2:43 pm | By Dan Oestreich | Posted in Choices, Self-Knowledge, Trust | Comments (10)

The Horse

I stopped along a country road to take a photograph. I had been down by the river under the mountain, but the shadows had grown longer and now on my way home the mountain was immersed in late afternoon light. At first, two horses galloped to see me, but they soon wandered off, distracted by […]