Belonging in a World of Loneliness

Hello belonging Human In Progress. Belonging and loneliness has been on my mind again lately with the way the world has been these past years, although alarms reverberated with concern for most of us even before then. There has been research on how loneliness and social isolation are linked to serious health conditions according to...

Hallmarks of a Better Communicator

Most of us know how communication works between two or more parties. One is expressive, another receptive. I notice we can fall into level one listening, where individuals think of what they are going to say next while the other person is speaking. Some of us often listen for ourselves without ever realizing. At times,...

The Wonder of Human In Progress (HIP)

Daily practice of rediscovering wonder in the world, within myself, and in others has prompted me to contemplate the we as modern humans. Imagine the wonder of the impact of saying to ourselves and the exchange with others when both say I am a Human In Progress. The impact then flows...By practicing self-compassion and empathy...

What Does It Mean to Be a Human In Progress?

It is widely known that we belong to the biological family of primates called hominids. As shown in the video titled "What Makes Us Human", what sets us apart from other primates are three distinct traits: bipedalism, language, and tool making. These traits define us as modern humans. We are designed to stand and walk...