By examining our intentions, motivations, and behaviors through inquiry and deep listening, we can neutralize habitual, conditioned patterns of knowledge and perception and begin to make conscious choices from an inner place of creativity, intuition, and freedom.

Robert’s unique style of group facilitation and teaching is a spontaneous weaving of lecture, dialogue, participant sharing, and silence which results in a deeply enlightening experience. truthTalk themes are as varied as the interests of people. Below is a list of popular topics.

> Natural Meditation
In its truest sense, meditation is not a practice but a way of being. In order to know meditation — not as a practice but as a way of being and of living — we have to investigate the nature of our own mind, and we have to experience the Silence beyond the mind. From this place of authentic being, we are able to think, speak, and act from an awareness which includes our thoughts and emotions, but is not defined by them. This truthTalk will focus on how to experience natural meditation in life and at work.

> Igniting the Soul at Work
We all want to enhance our experience of work and enrich our work environments with greater meaning, purpose, joy, and deep human connection. We want our work to be a place of inspiration, where we can find full creative outlet for our deepest values and highest vision. How do we bring our full spirit to work, and how do we manage challenges and stresses from time management to dictatorial managers? This truthTalk will focus on issues faced by all people in the workplace — whether as a sole provider or working within a small business or large corporation.

> Emotional Expertise
The essence of a spiritual life is intimacy: with self, others, Earth. In order to express intimacy, to give and receive love and caring, to truly experience our connection with all of Life, we need to cultivate emotional expertise. Without an ability to express our emotions with skill, we cannot effectively bring forth our spiritual light into the world. This truthTalk will focus on experiencing and expressing our emotions as a component of spiritual living.

> Communicating in Intimate Relationships
We all want intimacy, because intimacy reflects our capacity to give and receive love, to experience the beauty, magic, and wonderment of life, of being alive, of sharing our lives with another. However, with intimacy often comes fear, because the more vulnerable we are, the more afraid we may become — of judgment, rejection, inadequacy, betrayal, and loss. This truthTalk will illuminate positive principles and effective behaviors as we explore and resolve our persistent communication issues in intimate relationships. The themes include: breaking negative patterns; dissolving fear and preserving love; building — not destroying — trust, connection, understanding, and joy; showing our respect and appreciation; converting irritations and frustrations to requests; asking for what you want; and listening to understand.

> Magical Living
Our living often swings between two seemingly opposite poles of experience: on the one side is an experience of isolation, anxiety, confusion, fear; and on the other side is the experience of unity, clarity, joy, enthusiasm, and energy. Beyond both is magical living, pointed to by such signs as serendipity, synchronicity, transcendence, grace, intuition. In all these cases, the words betray something bigger than our rational minds can comprehend. Don’t reach to get, open to receive. What does this mean? This is the focus of the Magical Living truthTalk.

> The Examined Life
From time to time an inner experience or outer event prompts us to examine our life, to question who we are, what we are doing, and how we are doing it. We are called to a deeper understanding of our identity and purpose, of our true calling or path. We begin to question everything and become open to new realities, new possibilities. In these moments of truth, we may think we've been but sleepwalking through our days, living at the effect of others, of someone else's beliefs and dreams. Where is our authentic self and life? What is it? How do we become fully awake and alive in our own life, feeling the passion, pull, and power of our own extraordinary existence?

> Managing Attention, Not Time
It seems as if no one has enough time to do everything they want to do, even — and especially — the really important things that connect them to loved ones, their purpose and passions, and their spiritual and artistic pursuits. It seems we are always one step behind the life we truly want to live. Is “finding more time” the best strategy to accomplish our well-intentioned to do lists, or are we looking at our lives in the wrong way to begin with? How do we make Time our servant instead of our master? This truthTalk will focus on how to make peace with Time so we can life a fulfilling and creative life.

> Welcome to the Fun House
Our mind can be our friend or enemy; our heaven or our living hell. We have all experienced this for ourselves. We do not have to be victimized by our mind; we can learn to live in peace with it. This truthTalk will focus on how we can befriend our mind with understanding, acceptance, transcendence, and humor.

> Work Life Balance
With escalating demands on our time and attention, we may experience a personal kind of koyanisqatsi, a Hopi word meaning “out of balance, life in chaos.” How do we get things under control and experience more of the elusive balance? Perhaps we learn new skills, like time management, goal setting, prioritization, and planning. Do these work? What is a balanced life? What, truly, produces the feelings of being koyaanisqatsi? What can we do to bring more harmony, joy, and efficiency to our living? This truthTalk will provide some startling re-frames of the traditional conversation about work life balance.

> Spiritual Activism
Our times require vigorous participation in political life — political meaning "the total complex of relations between people living in society." From cradle to grave, we exist in relationship. How are we to live in these relationships? How engaged are we in the events of the day? What is our civic responsibility to our community, country, and the world? How much responsibility do we take for the condition of the world? We affect our world with two complimentary action strategies: direct and meditative. Direct action throws water on a threatening fire, pulls a child out of harm's way, writes letters to the editor, and participates in the electoral process. Meditative action cultivates intimacy, empathy and clear seeing; and sends constant prayers of blessing and loving-kindness from one's heart to all beings. Spiritual activists engage in both strategies with equal skill and enthusiasm. For these strategies to be effective, for these strategies to have traction and healing effect in our world, we must be and embody the highest expression of our common humanity. As we seek to renew the world with love, kindness, and generosity, we must explore and experience the transcendent beauty and wonder of our true nature. We must elevate our thoughts, words, and actions so they reflect our unity-in-love with all creation.