by Julie Colwell | Aug 17, 2026 | Blog Highlight, Blog Posts, GETTING UNSTUCK, Inner Map
If you’re tired of the hell realm “Had we not been stung so many times Would we ever have arrived At this Heaven on Earth That I don’t want to waste” –Salt then Sour and Sweet, by Sara Bareilles and Andrea Gibson If you came upon a stairway to heaven,...
by Julie Colwell | Feb 4, 2026 | Creative Brain, GETTING UNSTUCK, Inner Map, Living Above the Line
At the turning points (maximum displacement) of a pendulum, the kinetic energy is zero because the velocity is zero…The pendulum briefly stops before changing direction, converting all kinetic energy from the equilibrium position back into potential energy....
by Julie Colwell | Apr 3, 2023 | Appreciation, Blog Highlight, Blog Posts, Emotions, Inner Map, Love, Travel
I typed this from the middle seat on a Southwest Airlines flight from Denver to Tucson. The aisle seat was occupied by a muscular young man with a black t-shirt and sunglasses on, the latest iPhone in the seatback pocket. A woman in her teens (twenties? I didn’t...
by Julie Colwell | Jan 20, 2023 | Blog Highlight, Blog Posts, Essence, Inner Map
Have you heard the parable of the seeker who wanders the world, endlessly pursuing illusory treasure, only to return home and find it hidden right there, in their own home? I remember puzzling over that story the first time I encountered it. I was in my early...
by Julie Colwell | May 31, 2021 | Blog Highlight, Creative Brain, Energy, Essence, Inner Map, Integrity, Reactive Brain, Relationships, Triangle, Uncategorized
Years ago I was teaching the Intensive Learning Community and thought to divide the group into those who were MEAN and those who were NICE. No problem–people knew exactly what I meant, and had strong reactions to those who were in the other group. Since then...
by Julie Colwell | Sep 30, 2020 | Blog Highlight, Co-Creativity, Creative Brain, Essence, Evolutionary power, Inner Map, Inspiration, Love, Real Power, Uncategorized
When I was little, I started out by fighting dirty. In our household (I was the youngest of four in the 1960s) the siblings fought a lot. I’ve since wondered about that culture, where punching, pushing, and brawling was the order of the day, but it definitely...
