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Posts in category "death"

Zombies or Intuition: You Pick!

Zombies or Intuition: You Pick!
Colson Whitehead‘s post-apocalyptic book Zone One describes in hilarious detail  the zombies that are occupying Manhatten. In an interview on NPR’s Fresh Air, Whitehead describes how zombies’ might go home and watch television and wait for a broadcast that will never appear. If someone is a psychiatrist, he might go to his office and wait for a dead... Read more »
By Therese Rowley, Ph.D.,
October 25, 2011 at 10:58 pm
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Businesses Cry Too

Businesses Cry Too
One CEO wanted to take her company from $30 million to $50 million in a marketplace that that was yielding lower profits for most of the competitors in his industry. As she and I mapped out a plan to transform the organization, I informed her of another consideration. All the people in her company have... Read more »
By Therese Rowley, Ph.D.,
October 16, 2011 at 9:35 pm
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The Courage of Forgiveness: The Other Side of 911

The Courage of Forgiveness: The Other Side of 911
The hole left at Ground Zero stands as a reminder of the hole left in the heart of our nation when innocent people were taken from us – and a wound was imprinted on our national soul. Listening to Paul Simon sing Sounds of Silence at Ground Zero seems eerily appropriate. While our family thought... Read more »
By Therese Rowley, Ph.D.,
September 11, 2011 at 10:30 pm
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Clearing Out the Past

The Earth is demonstrating what is required to evolve in our next steps in life. How? Anyone been feeling “the earth move under their feet”?  How about the golf ball size hail that pounded Chicago streets in 90 degree weather a few weeks ago? Have y0u been tuned into the drought in Ethiopia? Did you hear about... Read more »
By Therese Rowley, Ph.D.,
August 24, 2011 at 12:14 am
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Robert Scherer Defines Heartfelt Leadership

Last week I said, “Mom, I’m going to ask Bobbie if I can visit her in Ohio next Wednesday.” Bobbie is a gracious hostess, extending every kindness. She remains sensitive to everyone else’s comfort, even as she has been tending to her husband’s care for over six months in hospice at home.  Bobbie has always... Read more »
By Therese Rowley, Ph.D.,
July 24, 2011 at 10:26 pm
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Crisis and Kindness

Carole said her name was Janeen. She was a single professional with Church ties, and always cheerful to people in the condo building – in contrast to most who look down at their shoes or their mail while passing each other. When she heard Carole’s parents were ailing, Janeen volunteered to accompany her on the... Read more »
By Therese Rowley, Ph.D.,
May 23, 2011 at 1:23 pm
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Breaking through Depression

Grief is a human process whose authority is not within the conscious grasp of the person who experiences it. The invisible operator within our psyches decides when we are strong enough to break down … without breaking down all the way.  When we surrender to breakdown, remembering it as part of the cycle of death... Read more »
By Therese Rowley, Ph.D.,
May 16, 2011 at 11:42 am
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An Intuitive Response to Osama bin Laden's Death

If you are an intuitive, today, with the announcement of Osama bin Laden’s death, you can feel a collective out-breath from those who were touched by 911, and those who wanted justice for a man who openly rejoiced in the destruction of innocents.  At the same time, if you are an intuitive who is emotionally open, there... Read more »
By Therese Rowley, Ph.D.,
May 2, 2011 at 9:17 am
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The Middle East Teaching America about Peace?

Technology is informing the world about what is possible when people stand together behind a cause. The violence that is shaking the foundation of Libya cannot quell the numerous reports of the military pledging their allegiance to the protesters and taking over cities. Once people see and hear that their voices, which have been devalued and dismissed... Read more »
By Therese Rowley, Ph.D.,
February 23, 2011 at 11:53 pm
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Miracles and Near Death Experiences

Elizabeth Kubler Ross did breakthrough work on death and dying. Raymond Moody, M.D., was among the first to talk about research in the area of Near Death Experiences.(NDE) and the evidence for “life after life.” Stories about the experience of being dead and coming back to life come from people of all races, ages, religion beliefs... Read more »
By Therese Rowley, Ph.D.,
February 10, 2011 at 9:26 am
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