by AJ Dahiya | Feb 17, 2022 | ShiftHappens
It was nearly ten years ago when I found myself at a crossroads. After years of monastic life – the only world I had known as an adult – I felt a pull in my heart that it was time to move on. I didn’t know what the future held, but I knew that I had grown...
by AJ Dahiya | Feb 4, 2022 | ShiftHappens
To see something takes little effort. And when we see something, doing nothing is easy. Part of the problem we have in today’s times is that we have lost view of the inherent agency each and everyone of us have to be agents of change. It’s become far too easy to...
by AJ Dahiya | Jan 26, 2022 | ShiftHappens
Last week, the prolific author and thinker Thich Nhat Hanh died; although in penning that sentence I recognize he would take offense to the very idea. He did not believe in death, once writing: This body is not me. I am not limited by this body.I am life without...
by AJ Dahiya | Jan 14, 2022 | ShiftHappens
Much of our world is oriented around accumulation of financial capital. Even in the non-profit sector, where our service flows from altruistic intentions, the continuous need for fundraising pulls our work back squarely into the exhausting, unceasing capitalist...
by AJ Dahiya | Jan 7, 2022 | ShiftHappens
I must admit, I am not a big fan of New Year’s resolutions. I appreciate setting positive intentions, continual improvement, and self-reflective efforts to be a better human. However, I find the idea of rigid timelines and lofty goals counterproductive and in some...
