Rod Sherwin's blog

A Charter for Compassion: Recognising the Golden Rule Across All Religions

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 02:45:40 -0800

A new initiative to help us create a Charter for Compassion People of all nations, all faiths, all backgrounds, are invited to contribute.

By recognizing that the Golden Rule is fundamental to all world religions, the Charter for Compassion can inspire people to think differently about religion. This Charter is being created in a collaborative project by people from all over the world. It will be completed in 2009. Use this site to offer language you'd like to see included. Or inspire others by sharing your own story of compassion.

It's time to focus on solutions

Wed, 08 Oct 2008 02:56:23 -0700

"There's nothing more powerful than an idea whose time has come"

I originally came across the idea of focusing on solutions from Solutions Focus Brief Therapy (SFBT) which focuses on finding solutions that already exist in the clients life and applying them to move towards what they want. For example, with an alcoholic there are some days when they drink less than others, so what happens on those days is part of the solutions.

How would you notice even a little bit that the shift had occurred?

Sun, 02 Mar 2008 22:10:27 -0800

I would like to post the question asked in John Arnold's post "If a shift happened, would we know" in a different way with the idea of getting more specific answers.

Imagine a scale from zero to 10 where 0 is "the idea of a shift being needed has not even been thought of" and 10 is "the shift has occurred and we are living in the world after a great shift". Pick a number to represent where we are now on this scale; pick a number between 0 and 10. This number is entirely subjective for each person.

Save on supplements by appreciating your food

Mon, 11 Feb 2008 01:33:34 -0800

I shared an experience recently about how feeling appreciation for my food and all the people involved who helped the meal get to my plate has not only reduced my body's need for supplements but also give me a much richer feeling of connection to the world around me.

Taking in Inspiration with EFT

Thu, 07 Feb 2008 02:41:45 -0800

Some of us on the spiritual path get caught up with clearing stuff. Clearing emotions, clearing limiting beliefs, clearing past life stuff. The focus of this can lead you to keep looking for something wrong. But what about when we need filling up instead of clearing out?

Celebrating Me

Mon, 31 Dec 2007 18:50:25 -0800

Last night, while watching the New Year's fireworks, I had the almost sacred experience of feeling that the celebration was for me... about being me.

It was something wonderful to feel; that I was celebrating being myself and internalising the wonder of it.

Synthesis vs Division in our cultures

Sat, 22 Dec 2007 01:32:00 -0800

The modern scientific paradigm is based on the idea that to understand something we need to pull it apart into smaller and smaller pieces. Yet can other paradigms help us see what is common in us all.

Details of the next Melbourne CBD IONS Community Group Event

Tue, 09 Oct 2007 16:19:34 -0700

If you're in Melbourne, join us for inspiring thoughts, discussion and fun.
Melbourne CBD IONS Community Group October Gathering

Deja Vu - Future Memory

Sat, 29 Sep 2007 23:51:57 -0700

Just recently I have been in touch with experience that could be interpreted as past lives. The 'memories' certainly related to the issues that I had been wanting to deal with but could find no reference for in this life.

Where do new thoughts come from?

Fri, 07 Sep 2007 20:32:32 -0700

Have ever struggled with the same thinking over and over trying to solve a problem and then a brand new thought pops into your head? One that hasn't showed up before in all the time you've been thinking about the problem. Where do you think this new thought comes from?

IONS Melbourne CBD September Gathering this Saturday

Tue, 04 Sep 2007 22:24:01 -0700

A quick reminder that the IONS Melbourne CBD Community Group is having their meeting this Saturday night. Follow the link for details

Imagine being able to Measure the Good You Do in the World!

Thu, 30 Aug 2007 18:08:55 -0700

When kindness and concern meet technology this is what happens:
http://www.tenmillionclicksforpeace.org

This is an amazing new initiative backed by such luminaries as Deepak Chopra, Jack Canfield, Arun Gandhi

The need for Care Navigation - too much specialisation

Wed, 29 Aug 2007 18:04:21 -0700

In today's teleseminar with Sylver Quevedo mentioned the need for Care Navigation when receiving treatment for serious diseases.

Care navigation is about finding a path through the many treatments of main stream and alternative medicines. Because of the internet, and even just the average book store, there is mountains of information on any condition with which you are labelled (aka diagnosed). Unfortunately, all this information usually just adds uncertainty and overwhelm on top of all the feelings you're already experiencing after the diagnosis.

You practice gymnastics, I practice everything.

Wed, 22 Aug 2007 02:53:49 -0700

"You practice gymnastics, I practice everything" was one of my favourite lines uttered by Socrates in the movie Peaceful Warrior.

How much are we shaped by our career?

Wed, 15 Aug 2007 17:13:35 -0700

Recently I was registering participants at a real estate seminar while nearby there was a anesthetists seminar. It was amazing easy to pick which people were there for the real estate seminar and which were there for the anesthetist seminar. The appearance, look in their eyes, their general demeanor differentiated the participants.