I wrote recently that maybe I could shorten these pieces when I figured out which words were God’s and which one’s were mine. Without consciously thinking about it, I touched on something far deeper than just these writings. Several of you wrote me about that thought and we began a dialogue about the role of spirituality in contemporaryRead more
Life Experiences
Living In Two Worlds
Most of us live in two worlds. There is the adult world with your job or career, your kids and family. You have built a fairly nice life for yourself there. Most of the people in this world are loving and kind. They care about you. It’s not a perfect world, but you get by. Then there isRead more
Feeling Inadequate
In school you may have read Coleridge’s, “The Rhyme of The Ancient Mariner.” It is a poem about a mariner who, in his arrogance, killed an albatross that was believed to have brought his ship and shipmates good fortune. Being a superstitious lot, the mariner’s mates made him wear the stinking carcass of the albatross around his neckRead more
Being Happy II
If I were to ask you if you were happy, you would probably say, "Yes, mostly." After all, you are doing OK. You've built a life that accommodates your needs and doesn't push you where you don't want to go. You've made compromises to get to where you are, and challenging those compromises means upsetting the apple cartRead more
The Ironies of Life
There are several important ironies in the process of life. The FIRST IRONY is that in this moment you cannot be any different than you are. Beliefs do not change precipitously. They must be chipped away. You came to your beliefs through a good deal of pain and struggle, and you’re not going to just toss them over on aRead more