Benji Whitehurst

About Benji Whitehurst

M.A. in Transpersonal Counseling Psychology from Naropa University. I am a passionate life coach and group facilitator, with over ten years of experience. My approach to personal development is gentle and integral, and I believe that even the most difficult situations are workable. My specialties are conflict resolution, human sexuality, authentic relating, and dreamwork.

The Vow of Diversity

This poem is dedicated to all involved in creating & reimagining corporate cultures during these times of massive cultural transition. The Vow of Diversity He wakes to the sound of work: Beep! Beep! Beep! Beep! Beep! And quickly retaliates against the day: Snooze. A moment of authenticity before putting on the mask. This is not what I want. 24% Actively Disengaged, 62% Not Engaged. 48% Deplorable, 52% Make Me Great [...]

Group Plus: When the Skeletons Dance

We have been together so long. (Yet have we ever?) We have shared so many words. (Yet have we ever?) We can be ourselves. (Yet have we ever?) This is our group, Version 2.3. On a quest for version 2.4. Except for Mike, who is still at 1.9, Bless his heart. And then there is Jackie, the CEO. Running version 5.2. At least she thinks she is, We try to [...]

Conscious Racism at Work

The name, the hair, the skin—you wish you couldn't see them. But you do. What is wrong with me? A lawless bandit in the HR department, you see race. We are all the same on the inside, you tell yourself. I'll just pretend I don't know their race and be neutral. I'll use an algorithm. And yet—the name, the hair, the skin—they swirl around as excuses and reasons, and you [...]

Discipline, Blissipline…

I felt heartbroken today at the gym. Fulfilling my duty to the elliptical machine, watching Serena Williams lose her tennis match, dozens of half-motivated exercisers pushing metal. Push the rock up the hill, slide it down, push the rock up the hill again… that is how it's done around here. My eyes settle on two workout buddies—nobody I know, yet impossible to ignore. The only color in a grayscale room, [...]

Black Magic Versus Flow

Headlines from my inbox today: “I admire rich and successful people. I am committed to being rich.” “How to Deliberately Design Your Awesome Future: Accelerate Your Manifestations by Connecting With Your Future Self in 3 Proven Steps” “How to use the Law of Deliberate Creation to consciously choose and attract more of what you want.”* Yet at what point is the so-called power of manifestation simply black magic, pulling into [...]

Waking from the Lucid Dream

While hover-walking above the trees last night, it dawned on you: “I am dreaming! This is a lucid dream!” You touched a branch, felt the tangible tickle as a fat pigeon flew through you. It was real. And your escapades began from there… for better or worse, what you did last night was real. And yet it feels hazy as you recall it... At the insistence of your alarm clock, you [...]

On the Frontiers of Belief and Faith

Whenever I would visit, Paquito's eyes would shine and exclaim “Así!” as he slipped into reenacting the ritual Holy Week procession in Antigua. Mirroring the men carrying La Virgen, the platform bearing the Holy Mary, he would hunch over and limp with his right hand bent awkwardly upward. After reliving the yearly penance ritual, he would grin joyfully and say, ¡Así, Benjamín! Paquito was an adult with Down Syndrome and [...]

The Koan of Personal Growth

For When You Lose Interest in the Things You Used to Enjoy You just packed it up into a box—perhaps you’ll need it later. Amazed at how small a box can hold 10,000+ hours’ worth of your efforts, you feel a tinge of regret. You want to still be interested in it—but aren’t. Faced with the choice between a novel endeavor and a farce of feigned interest, you choose novelty. [...]

The Good Life, As Portrayed by Dancing Emoji

You look at your calendar—red ink, blue ink, black ink; a crystal ball of your future in 30-minute increments, scheduled six months in advance. Your activities accumulate like puppies in a pile—there is always room for one more. Yet there is tightness in your throat as you contemplate your life. Why do I feel stressed? I do meditation, yoga, spend time with family and friends, my job is going well; [...]

How to Thrive When Change Goes Awry

What happens when Plan B… Plan C… Plan D… don’t pan out? What do you do when your transitions go awry? Before reading on, take a moment to notice what thoughts come up for you around this. Are things going as planned? What do you daydream about? How does your story go? _____________________________ Sometimes transitions feel like this: After months of careful planning you are skydiving through crystal blue skies [...]

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This Sliding Bar can be switched on or off in theme options, and can take any widget you throw at it or even fill it with your custom HTML Code. Its perfect for grabbing the attention of your viewers. Choose between 1, 2, 3 or 4 columns, set the background color, widget divider color, activate transparency, a top border or fully disable it on desktop and mobile.

This Is A Custom Widget

This Sliding Bar can be switched on or off in theme options, and can take any widget you throw at it or even fill it with your custom HTML Code. Its perfect for grabbing the attention of your viewers. Choose between 1, 2, 3 or 4 columns, set the background color, widget divider color, activate transparency, a top border or fully disable it on desktop and mobile.
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