Go with the flow Have you ever been advised to surrender? Perhaps you were struggling to find an answer, a job, your soul mate, or an ideal home. If you’re like many Americans, the thought of surrendering is not appealing. It sounds to many like giving up or an acknowledgment of our failure. So […]
Author: Joanne Deck
Joanne M. Deck, MBA, SPHR is a certified human resource professional, educator, public speaker, and author with expertise in leadership, education and training, careers, spiritual direction, and healthy dating relationships. She has over 20 years of corporate experience as an trainer, leadership coach, human resources director, wellness and management consultant, and customer service manager and was a Toastmaster, having achieved the levels of ACS and ALB. Joanne is also the author of Sane Sex for Singles, a three-time winning dating guide for the new millennium. Joanne was born in Rochester, NY and graduated from the University at Albany, NY with a degree in math and an MBA in human resources. She is the mother of young adult twin daughters and lives in Santa Barbara, CA with her husband, Roger. Joanne is currently working on her next book, Learning to Receive with Grace and Ease, aimed at helping people become more comfortable and skillful receivers. Her observation is that most people have the giving side of the equation down, but struggle with receiving.
Redefining Life
As a type One on the Enneagram, I knew the lure of perfection was something for me to be mindful of, a trap that can hook the ego. I was surprised during my Anamcara training to find that many of my fellow apprentices who are not Ones also struggled with the desire to be perfect. […]
Why All the Lines and Arrows on the Enneagram?
As if the Enneagram isn’t complex enough with its nine styles (or types, the terms are used interchangeably) and numerous triads, there are multiple lines, often shown as arrows, connecting the styles. No wonder it’s all just too much for some folks. But take heart, it’s not as complicated as it appears. One of the […]
The Gifts of the Enneagram
The roots of the Enneagram can be traced back centuries. This circular figure with nine points is more complex and dynamic than it first appears. Our understanding of it continues to evolve. People work with it for 25 years and say they still feel like novices. So why bother? I was first introduced to the […]
Time to Grow
My spiritual teachers have been encouraging me to expand since I began in the New Thought movement in 2020: expand my vision, beliefs, consciousness, goals, dreams, and so forth. They’ve provided various techniques along the way, such as visioning and meditating, creating vision boards, and journaling. I continue to engage in these practices, but I’ve […]
Everyone Needs an Anamcara
A person without an Anamcara is like a body without a head.
Prayer for One Who Harmed Me
Are you longing for peace? Ordained minister and award-winning author Kebba Buckley Button states in her book Peace Within, “Relaxing the body is not same as peace within, but it can help you get there. Peace within is something more, a soul peace, a calm knowingness, a fully heart-instilled faith that God is there and […]
The Tragic Gap
Have you ever looked at the way things are and wished they were something else? As a One on the Enneagram (someone who is enamored with the notion of perfection), I have that experience many times a day. In A Hidden Wholeness, author Parker Palmer defines a tragic gap as “a gap between the way […]
Seeing the Good
I’m not a news hound. Since 9-11, I stopped watching the news on television or listening to it on the radio. For years I received only the Sunday paper, and I don’t even subscribe to that now. Yet since the coronavirus claimed global attention, I’ve taken to reading the New York Times app daily. As […]
Time for Change
For over four years I’ve been writing about learning to receive. My goal at the onset was to develop my next book week by week, ideally as I improved my ability to receive. Over the past several months it’s become clear to me that it’s time for change. To receive my heart’s desires, I need […]