“Pleased to meet you… hope you guess my name.” ~ Mick Jagger, Rolling Stones There is no denying that we all have evil thoughts from time to time, and throughout our lives, we have often acted on those thoughts. Where do these selfish and wicked thoughts come from that take up residence in our minds?… Read More »
Three Types of Meditation
“Meditation is about cultivating constructive emotions, like altruism, compassion.” ~ Matthieu Ricard Renowned meditation researchers Cortland Dahl, Antoine Lutz, and Richard Davidson of The Center for Healthy Minds put meditation practices into three families: attentional, constructive, and deconstructive.¹ Attentional: Beginning with the attentional family, these are meditation practices that include counting the breath, body scanning,… Read More »
Come Closer to the Light
“There are two kinds of light — the glow that illumines and the glare that obscures.” ~ James Thurber There was an accident one night at a railroad crossing. A lawsuit followed, and during the proceedings, the flagman took the witness stand. The prosecuting attorney asked the usual questions. Then followed with an important one.… Read More »
Wine Into Water
“I cook with wine, sometimes I even add it to the food.” ~ W.C. Fields The age of miracles is still upon us, but the world functions as if everything depends on humanity rather than God. We have taken the wine and turned it back into the water. Instead of trusting in an infinite God, we… Read More »
Free Yard Sale
“The best things in life are free” ~ Luther Vandross Is there anything better than being free from your hurts, habits, and hang-ups in life? How about getting something for free? I know countless people who will do just about anything to get something for free, including me. The word “free” is liberating and provides… Read More »
God and UFOs
“Perhaps we need some outside, universal threat to make us recognize this common bond. I occasionally think how quickly our differences worldwide would vanish if we were facing an alien threat from outside this world.” ~ President Ronald Reagan The US government and UFOs are making the headlines this week. “US military UFO report ‘does… Read More »
The System of Caste
“There is only one caste… the caste of humanity. There is only one religion… the religion of love. There is only one language… the language of the heart.” ~ Sathya Sai Baba Have you ever heard of the word caste? Not the word used to reference someone wearing a cast due to an injury, but… Read More »
Vertical Fatherhood
“When you’re young, you think your dad is Superman. Then you grow up, and you realize he’s just a regular guy who wears a cape.” ~ David Attell Today is Father’s Day, so Happy Father’s Day to all the dads from the past, present, and future. Father’s Day brings various emotions and experiences, depending on… Read More »
Rise Up
“Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” ~ Confucius From the moment we learn to walk, we discover what it means to fall. We fall in all kinds of ways. We fall physically, emotionally, mentally, and spiritually. We say things like “I have fallen out of touch… Read More »
Greed: The Bottomless Pit
“Greed is a bottomless pit which exhausts the person in an endless effort to satisfy the need without ever reaching satisfaction.” ~ Erich Fromm Is there such a thing as enough is enough? When do we ever have enough wealth, power, and food? In 2020 we watched greed enormously rear its ugly head. The pandemic… Read More »
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