The Deep End

Is the human family capable of actually becoming a human family? What is needed for us to become a true global family? What gets in the way? We explore many of the deeper aspects of humanity and begin to understand the how overcoming our own hardwiring is integral to our existential well being. Blessings to planet earth.

Part 2 of Justice for All, the next step of evolution... So what is blocking our forward motion and keeping us from "We Are One" consciousness? We show ten blockades to our moving towards a more fundamental fairness and how we get in our own way. Big SIGH! Blessings...

Is the next step of human evolution Justice for All? How has the human development grown and expanded like some moral circle? As well, how has our own neurological wiring gotten in the way? From survival to power to belonging to justice... consciousness has been doing something amazing. Woohoo... on with the arc of justice!

What is the Spiritual State of the World? How can we sort out what is breaking down from what is spiritually emerging? What are some new ways of talking about this tension between breakdown and hope? Can we get out of this conflict between ideas, worth and belonging? Let me know what you think? Blessings!

The human family has come a long way since the 1927 view of Big Bang creation story. Where are we now? What do we do with the next layer of mystery? Why is there anything at all? Is time real? What next? Blessings ALL...

What is happening to us as "We the People"? My heart is breaking as I watch this great divide separate us from each other. What are the deeper WOUNDS that are the roots of this tragic divide? I would love to hear your view on this. Be well... Wonder deep...

America's Shadow is looming large. What is this shadow? Can one person be a nation's shadow and if so is Trump America's Shadow? Is it possible to see the shadow in others or is that just another form of the shadow's projection? What are we to do with this SHADOW? Love to hear from you... Blessings

What is this great divide that has become America? We address this divide as a psychosocial event to try to understand what is happening to us both within and without. Are we seeing and feeling the collapse of America or the transition of America into renewal? Which side of the divide do you live in? Blessings

Psyche is both the kernel of our souls and the totality of our being. How can we find ways to understand these internal forces that are our very being. We look within and discuss this journey from psyche to divine love. Be well... Wonder deep...

We all must make this journey of life both out and in. Where do the out and in meet? What is that bridge that weaves the inner and outer lives together. How can we best tend to this two part spiritual event that is our life? Blessings

What are these inner walls we build to protect our selves? What is the underlying spiritual aspect of our brick by brick wall building? How can we become more open and vulnerable while still feeling safe? This is one of the front lines in today's world. Blessings

In this time of fake news and misinformation how can we know what is TRUE? We live in a swirl of information with little orientation. We dive into the deep end of how we can sort out the truth from all the noise and grow a clearer sense of personal discernment. Welcome to a pickled America! Blessings

America's Founders based any sense of liberty on VIRTUE. Without virtue a republic cannot stand. What did virtue mean to them and how has it changed over the centuries? What has happened to us that our sense of virtue has frayed and fragmented? Can we regrow a new sense of virtue? Blessings

How can America move forward? Is it possible? How can we find ways to talk about it, look at it historically and learn new approaches to face the radical obstacles that confront us? A hopeful conversation!! God bless America.

What is White Privilege? Can we turn our White Privilege into Grace? How? Why are we so blind to our own Privilege? Is there anyway out of here? This was a great spiritual reflection on how to turn our lives toward transformation in the middle of White Privilege. Love to hear your thoughts. Blessings...

Why is humor so important, especially in divisive times? How are today's comedians much like jesters of old? In these dark time it is the comedians who are on the front lines on a revolution. Truth is hanging out in a joke and wit is the stuff that can unmask a king. May our hearts be light even as the times grow heavy! Blessings

Psychedelics have changed the human family over and over... will they do it again? What are these "magical" substances? How do they work? What is this experience about and what does it look like from the inside? They changed my life and still do. Whew and wow! Blessings

What is Consciousness? Is it produced by the brain or is the brain a receiver of some greater field of consciousness? We explore these within the context of Dan Brown's new book "Secret of Secrets". What do you think? Be well, wonder deep.

In today's world it is easy to miss how wondrous the human family is. We stop and take a moment to lift up some of the redeeming qualities of who we are as human beings and celebrate them even in the face of all our flaws. Blessing to all!

Welcome to the Season of Light! Just about all religions and cultures celebrate this season and calls the human family back to wisdom, compassion, consciousness and divine presence. Gathering around a fire, an Advent Wreath or displaying a simple candle in your window all invite renewal into our lives. Be well...Wonder deep! Blessings

What is the deep end of community? How is community an exchange of being? Why are our stories and vulnerabilities so important in growing true community? Redhawk, Mary Anne Ruddis and Bob Hays are joined by Edie Rice-Sauer in a delightful frolic through a discussion on community's deep end.

What is the difference between Soul and Mind? How can our thinking about about the differences help in our spiritual evolution? Redhawk, Mary Anne and Bob discuss the way we can grow from this inner conversation with ourselves. Blessings...

Why are personal stories so important to share? Why do some have trouble sharing their stories? Mary Anne Ruddis, Bob Hays and Redhawk share some of their own stories and how they affected their lives and how sharing them increases our own bandwidth of experience. Share your stories! Wonder deep...

How can we rekindle our dwindling empathy? What are things we can do to reconnect us to each other in a healthy way? Redhawk and his cohorts explore a number of ways we can grow more empathy in our human hearts. Stay vulnerable!

Empathy is on the run! Why is EMPATHY dwindling in our human family? What are the aspects of our society that are dulling our ability to see from another persons feelings and perspective? Redhawk offers a clear diagnosis on the "State of Empathy" in the human family. Be well... Wonder deep...

When is enough enough? How do we notice when enough is enough? How is learning about enough necessary for our spiritual journey? Are we living under a prevailing myth of "endless more"? Do you think we need more of "enough"? Blessings

Suffering is part and parcel of of the human experience. There is no way around it. What do we do with our suffering? Are we headed for a huge wave of suffering and what will we do with it? God help us!!! Be well... Blessings

What is the difference between "level" and "mode" of consciousness? The devil is in a high state of consciousness. How can we integrate these two aspects of consciousness? Why is it important for us to understand the lenses we create our reality from? Blessings...

The question "who are you" is one of the most ancient among human beings. Over time, what have we come up with and where do we go from here? What has come between "who we are" and the world out there? Who do you "think" you are?

The Earth is the true Holy Land; how is that so? How can we think about the Earth as Holy? What is "Our Story"? How is a narrative able to bring us together as a human family? Love to hear your view on our emerging story. [email protected]

Welcome to "the great disconnection, the defining social crises of our era; a hollowing out of the bonds that give life meaning, even as the illusion of connection multiplies." Big sigh with a desire to make something of it... blessings!

How is the defense mechanism of "projection" an invitation to wholeness? How can we learn to pay more attention to our unconscious processes by way of our projections? Our inner work is spiritual work. Separating our inner world from what is "out there" is a huge step on the path. Blessings

Redhawk's grandson, Beau, joins the team for a look at the deep end of a six year old. A true joy to be in conversation with a young ONE! Blessings

What is the Spirit of Our Time (Zeitgeist)? How can we take what is best from these conflicting times and make a future that is better? Blessings

What is an idea? Is the universe made up of ideas or matter or both? Do we have ideas or do ideas have us? Is an idea a living force? How can ideas change us and to what end? Whew... so many ideas about ideas. Be well.. wonder deep.

We look at Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson's book "Abundance". We look at how we choose between a story of scarcity or abundance and how a new vision of abundance is emerging from the democrats. The authors, both liberals, critique liberalism in a constructive way and enable us to join the revisionist of America. Blessings

Are we in the middle of a perfect storm for evil? What is evil and how is our recognizing it helpful? Can there ever be a positive prognosis without a proper diagnosis? Welcome to America 21st century... growing an evil fascist society for a divided future! Big SIGH! and blessings!

What is the story that America needs now? How can we even talk about a narrative that is positive and inclusive? Redhawk asks AI (Chatgtp) "what is the narrative that America needs now?" AI starts with a poem and than lays out what the elements that will be necessary in any story or necessary. What a pickle we are in.

In my journey into the deep end of America, Carmela Conroy, candidate for the 5 District of US Congress joins me to discuss what the deep end looks like to her. How can we reconnect with this deeper part of our nature as a people?

What are the deeper aspects of who we are as a people called America? How do we talk about those deeper features of America? Join us as we wrestle with our soul of America. Love to hear from you. [email protected]

Civilization is a marvel. It is easy to take it for granted. Yet when we look around it is everywhere from transportation to banking to buying groceries to flipping a light switch! Today we seek to celebrate civilization, with all its bumps and bruises. Take a moment and join the marvel! Blessings

Ben Stuckhart joins us at the The Deep End to help us see a protest up close and personal. Why do we protest? Does ever help? What can we do now? We are all in this together. Blessings

Where does America find its joy? We are in deep doodoo as a country and it is important for us to find those places of joy that we might re-energize and dive back into what needs tending. Where do you find joy?

Redhawk and his cohorts, Mary Anne Ruddis and Bob Hays, share the guiding lights of their spiritualities and how they play into their lives. Getting a little personal! Blessings

How can we do nothing and accomplish everything? Wu Wei means "do nothing" yet it means even more, it means "creative quietude". How does the Tao play into this and how can we live this spiritually? What a delightful romp. Blessings

Is there enough for the human family? Enough of what? We look at our basic human needs and discuss how we can facilitate the better distribution of our responses to our needs. We are a family! Blessings

Journaling was a gateway into myself. It is a method to see a soul up close. It is a way to befriend unknown parts of OneSelf. We go to the deep end of what journaling can uncover and explore how it can be a saving grace in one's life. Blessings

An Easter Message: What is The Way? According to the Gospel of John, The Way is simply "dying and rising". But, what does that mean? We are each doing this all the time, so how can we consciously participate in this continually ongoing process? Be well... wonder deep....

Duality has been around as long as day and night... and that was just the beginning. We are couched within dualities within dualities. Where do they all come from and how can our understanding of them help us find more wholeness in our personal lives and in the world? Be well... Wonder deep....

We are in the midst of multiple paradigm shifts at the same time. We are all products of previous paradigm shifts from Copernicus to the Industrial Revolution to steel. And then there is the huge resistance rising up against the paradigm shifts. How can we adapt to all these changes and exercise compassion for those who resist these changes? Blessings