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When One Transitions, We All Transition
When One Transitions, We All Transition by Ann Filemyr Our granddaughter announced his decision to become an F to M Trans Boy. Okay, I am ready, I thought. Well, not...
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Summer Beach Reading from the “Sea of Whiteness” by Deborah Schroder
Summer Beach Reading from the “Sea of Whiteness” I remember seeing lists of books in magazines that were deemed appropriate for “summer beach reading," the assumption being that we all...
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Return to Sender
Writing has quite simply saved my life. When I was 16, I was on the verge of ending my life when I received a letter informing me that my first...
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What the Writing Group has Meant to Me – Jaylek Ahn
What the Writing Group has Meant to Me – Jaylek Ahn While difficult to put into just a few words, I am so grateful for the depth of emotion, opening,...
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The Call of the Times and the Rise of Art Therapy
Featured Artwork: Mandala Buddha, acrylic on paper, 36"x24", 2012, Tejal Murray Over the last few blogs, I’ve been exploring Stephen Cope’s The Great Work of Your Life in a...
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A Letter to Potential SWC Students
Hello! My name is Beth Lykins, and I am a current student at SWC. I am starting my final quarter of my first year in the Art Therapy and Counseling...
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Aim is Everything
In my last blog, I talked about the intersection of dharma (our sacred duty in this lifetime) and flourishing at midlife. The issue that typically arises from someone exploring dharma...
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Flourishing in your Dharma at Midlife
I'd been exploring the intersection of Stephen Cope's book The Great Work of Your Life: A Guide for the Journey to Your True Calling, and Martin E. P. Seligman's book Flourish: A...
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Where Do Southwestern College Grads Work? Charmayne Kilcup
How Quitting School Was the Best Thing that Ever Happened to Me Charmayne Kilcup, Ph.D. At the young age of 23, I was bright-eyed, bushy-tailed, and sure I wanted to...
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1st, 2nd, 3rd, or even 4th Act…How is Your Life Evolving?
Life evolves. My 3rd and 4th Acts have taken place here at Southwestern College - first in Admissions and now as Director of Student Services. My 1st act was also...
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Embracing Intuition at Midlife: The Key to Living Your Dharma (Part 3 of 3)
Missed Part 1 or Part 2? Part 3 - The Way Through: Relying on Intuition and Faith In The Great Work of Your Life, Stephen Cope describes the way he...
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Embracing Intuition at Midlife: The Key to Living Your Dharma (Part 2 of 3)
Missed Part 1? Part 2 - The Terrain: Navigating the Transition Midlife is a time of transition; a time when we are asked to put our mind in service to...
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Embracing Intuition at Midlife: The Key to Living Your Dharma (Part 1 of 3)
Part 1 - Living Your Dharma As spirituality goes mainstream, there is much talk about “living your dharma”. But what does that really mean? René Guénon, in Introduction to the...
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The Unlistening Ear
We are asked to look within ourselves in our first few classes here at SWC. This process varies from person to person. For me, it has been an incredible opportunity...
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Scarcity and Abundance by Sherry Young
Abundance and Scarcity Consciousness. This could change your life. Seriously. ...
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Embracing the Frightened Child
On Monday evenings there is an informal gathering of writers in the art studio building on the campus of SWC. Facilitated by Ann Filemyr, this group in dedicated to self...
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What It Means to Become a Man at Southwestern College, by M. Kevin Clark
Graduate student and Student Board Member of Southwestern College reflects deeply on what it means to be a man in this age, at Southwestern College/New Earth..........
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Self-Care and HedgeHUGS
I’ve always been the type to give my time, energy and love to just about everything except for myself. I eat junk food, I can’t keep a sleep schedule to...
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Reduce Shame, Enhance Love: Reflections on Self-Love and the Journey to Find It
It was during my second week at Southwestern College, the second meeting of Tuesday’s Psychology of Altruism class, that Ann Filemyr presented us with this lesson: “reduce shame, enhance love.”...
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Trippy Colorful Significantly Spiritual Experience- Without the Use of Drugs
Graduate student, Amy Gordon, describes a fascinating first experience with Holotropic Breathwork. ...
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The Hogwarts of Santa Fe
This morning I was chatting with one of my lovely classmates about our first two weeks at Southwestern College. She said something that instantly resonated with me- “I feel like...
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Imagination or Memory? by Beth Lykins
I am sitting here outside The Cottage (the pottery studio) at SWC listening to the sounds all around me. Across the way are the sounds of earth movers as they...
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Nature As Teacher: Reflections on a Hike by Hilary Gunby
A first-year student integrates the beauty of Santa Fe and her learning at Southwestern College....
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I Said Something Stupid in Class, by Amy Gordon
Graduate Assistant Amy Gordon experiences transformation on the first day of class......