The Deep End

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. Redhawkthedeepend@gmail.com

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. Redhawkthedeepend@gmail.com

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