by Dr. Paul Ward | Dec 31, 2024 | Blog, Conversation Circles
Connecting is my word for the new year. In our fast-paced, digital world, the concept of connecting has taken on new meanings. While technology has made it easier than ever to stay in touch, the essence of true connection goes beyond just being linked by a device....
by Dr. Paul Ward | Dec 12, 2024 | Blog, Conversation Circles
Helping Humanity is the title of one of the chapters in our book, Midlife, New Life: Living Consciously in Midlife and Beyond. In the chapter, we explore environmental sustainability, social responsibility, and leadership in governments and business, and consider how...
by Dr. Paul Ward | Sep 3, 2024 | Blog, Conversation Circles
If our first place is our home and the people we live with and the second place is the workplace where some of us spend most of our time, where is our third place? The original concept of the third place has been attributed to Ray Oldenburg who shared his research in...
by Dr. Paul Ward | Jul 10, 2024 | Blog, Conversation Circles
An increasing number of people in later life are living alone. Solo aging, or solo living as we described it in our book, Midlife, New Life, may be a matter of choice or perhaps due to a change in personal circumstances resulting from the loss of a partner or another...
by Dr. Paul Ward | May 2, 2023 | Blog, Conversation Circles
Rituals was the theme for one of our recent conscious conversation circles on Zoom. Our conversation starter reminded us about the celebratory rituals we often associate with the religious ceremonies for weddings, births, and deaths, or ancient sacred ceremonies such...
by Dr. Paul Ward | Dec 17, 2022 | Blog, Conversation Circles
Finding Your Voice was one of many themes we explored in our conversation circles this year. In these conversation circles, we discussed our physical voice, the outer voice we use for speaking, singing, and perhaps chanting; our inner voice, the internal monologue in...
