There is an Indigenous tribe from the Daly River region in Northern Australia called the Ngangikurungkurr, whose name translates as ‘Deep Water Sounds’ or ‘Sounds of the Deep.’ For the Ngangikurungkurr, it is understood that there is a deep spring of story within that calls on each of us. In order for us to live in harmony with the soul, we must li

Why is our essential voice so quiet and why does it take up so little room in our lives? Originally, this voice was anything but still and small. Ask any parent of a two-year-old. Most of us start out with definite knowledge of what we like and do not like, where we want to go, and whom we want to be with. Back then, we could tell when people were

“Before you tell your life what you intend to do with it, listen for what it intends to do with you. Before you tell your life what truths and values you have decided to live up to, let your life tell you what truths you embody, what values you represent.”⁠1 PARKER PALMER