Introducing The Gentle Shift
By Bruce Webber
Posted 2025-07-20 in general
In the summer of 2020, near the beginning of the pandemic, I felt a strong desire to express myself. I started this website and wrote about that beginning in the article called First. I wrote about the fascination I’ve had with blank paper, about potential and possibility. I acknowledged that I might not know what to say, but I knew I needed to say something.
Since then, I've followed that creative impulse through various pursuits, including writing, podcasting, photography, and videography. Each of these met my needs for creativity and self-expression, allowing me to develop my capacities and discover the stories I wanted to tell.
As I look back, I see that many of my articles discuss personal growth. This realization has led me to start a Substack newsletter called The Gentle Shift, along with a podcast of the same name. You can find both through gentleshift.org, which serves as a landing page with links to these articles and podcast episodes.
This allows me to focus on sharing what I've learned about tools and practices that support genuine growth and a deeper connection with ourselves and others. I offer The Gentle Shift in the spirit of mutual learning, based on honest experiences with what works and what doesn't.
On this site, I’ll continue to share content of a more general nature—the observations, humor, and broader reflections on our strange times that feel at home on a personal website.