Monthly Archives: April 2022

Gentle Reader, I concluded my last entry with the following: It is in this spirit of sharing that I will reflect on some events in history in which heroic changes were made swiftly – sometimes at great cost of life … Continue reading →

Greenleaf continues and writes: Gradualism, as I see it, is more a disposition than a method.  One is comfortable with a slow pace and accepts taking opportunities when they come rather than trying to batter down offending walls that are … Continue reading →

On 1 June, 1987 Greenleaf finished the ‘rough first draft’ of an essay, The Servant as Gradualist.  This morning, Gentle Reader, I will begin quoting from this important essay.  Greenleaf died within three years of his completing this ‘rough first … Continue reading →

More than thrity years ago I was presented copies of Greenleaf’s papers, the ones found in the Greenleaf Archives.  This morning I am going to offer you, Gentle Reader, part of a note Greenleaf wrote; it is undated but from … Continue reading →

Greenleaf concludes his 1962 essay by relating a dream he had.  Now, a bit of context might help.  In the 1950s Greenleaf spent a number of years working with three different Jungian Analysts.  One of the gifts that Jungian Analysts … Continue reading →