Connecting in the Center

The Newsletter of the Boothby Institute

A monthly publication designed to highlight issues of significance, program news and opportunities, as well as the writings of others related to creating a world that works for everyone.

People Do Not Need to be Forgiven

by Bill Cumming The act of "forgiving" someone implies that they have done something bad and that it had to do with us. There are actually two inaccuracies with that supposition. The only reason people do things that damage others is because either at that moment or in general they ...

They Are All My Children

by Bill Cumming THEY ARE ALL MY CHILDREN The only reason a person of any age bullies another person is because they do not feel well about themselves. Every unkind word, rude gesture, physical abuse, sexual harassment, in short every unkind, unloving behavior is motivated by the unwellness of the ...

A Message to Every Young Person

by Bill Cumming It is our intention that every young person in the world sees this video or one like it. Wellness arises naturally when people experience that they are loved absolutely and that their value and worth are a given. If you agree, please forward the link to every ...

Online Version of “What One Person Can Do”

I am deeply grateful for the acknowledgement that is contained within Michael Neill’s coaching tip for July 2, 2012, which is included in it’s entirety: How to Love When You Want To Kill In my book Feel Happy Now!, I share the story of an uncomfortable realization I had when ...

Thank You Michael ( Neill )

by Bill Cumming I am deeply grateful for the acknowledgement that is contained within Michael Neill’s coaching tip for July 2, 2012, which is included in it’s entirety: Link to Michael’s Newsletter. Michael and I spoke just to catch-up with each other about two weeks ago. We were talking about ...

Clock Work – Do you want to be doing work you hate for the rest of your life?

by Bill Cumming Don't ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it. Because what the world needs is more people who have become alive. Howard Thurman When I was considering what I wanted to do with my life, I was imprisoned in my ...

Conundrum

Conundrum (A seemingly confusing and difficult problem or question.) There are actually two conditions in the world existing in a parallel way. One is miraculous, the other disastrous. It is miraculous to be alive, breathing in and out, seeing and experiencing the wonders of life. People don't anymore believe that ...

Until Today

Until today I have had a question in my mind about a young girl running down a road in Vietnam that I first saw in 1972. If you were alive and at all present to conditions in the world, you have seen that picture. It is a picture of a ...

REAL LOVE – The Truth About Finding Unconditional Love & Fulfilling Relationships

As promised a few months ago, following is the new section of the Care of the Soul booklet we use with people who are participating in the “What One Person Can Do” program, excerpted from the book, Real Love, by Greg Baer. To say that it is important work would ...

The possibility Or “I Hope I am a Broken Record!”

For those of you that don't know what records are, they are vinyl disks that go around on a turntable and the grooves in them come into contact with a needle, connected to an amplifier and speakers. They play music, just like an I-Pod or the Internet, with much more ...