Many children's lives are like being in the middle of an awful storm. Making things worse, they are powerless in the face of events that envelop and control them. Today if there is something you don't like in your world, you can change it. As a child, you could not. Children are powerless in the face of theRead more
Before we proceed, we need to make two things clear: First, you are here to learn to love everything (especially yourself), freely and openly. That is the only reason you are here. Second, anything not directly connected to the first point may be real, but it is not relevant (unless it brings a lesson relating to the firstRead more
This may surprise you, but you don’t run your life. You might feel in control because you make the decisions, but what is it that guides and controls your decision making process? Where do all those different voices and influences come from? Are they all yours? And in the larger view, who or what decides what’s going toRead more
Of all the things we do, relationships vex us the most. They cause us no end of pain and frustration. We want them, yet we’re afraid to be vulnerable. Sooner or later every relationship we have will either fall apart or test us, and when this happens it hurts a great deal. Sometimes we are wiser for theRead more
Certainly we have a ways to go in our development, and lord knows, we make our share of mistakes, but the vast majority of people all around the planet are good, well meaning, caring, loving, decent souls. It has always been that way, and yet real connection with our God-selves eludes us. I have said before in theseRead more