To beat the Devil … (01/06/2018)
Penance won’t do it … Piousness won’t do it … Prayer won’t do it either. No, my Friends, the only way to truly beat the Devil – the only way to live a life free from the clutches of the sins of greed and callousness and gravity and fear – is to befriend & then […]
on never growing up … (01/05/12)
Sometimes children remind us of facts we have long since forgotten: “No matter how hard you try, you can’t baptize cats.” ~ unknown child … and sometimes they remind us of Truths we need to remember: “Love is foolish…but we still need to try it sometimes.” ~ Floyd (age 9) … When I am around […]
The ever-available Real … (01/05/2018)
To KNOW, we must first Find. To FIND, we must first Seek. To SEEK, we must first Look. To LOOK, we must first remember … … remember that we are One. “In every chance encounter, we offer up a small sample of who we truly are; a shimmering portion of ourselves that vaguely represents […]
What are our political solutions? … (01/05/10)
“Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius — and a lot of courage — to move in the opposite direction.” ~ Albert Einstein There is much Truth in this statement, and it’s relation to modern-day politics is a clear one. And yet, even though […]
Becoming the Lake … (01/04/15)
This is simply too GOOD not to share … I won’t wish you all a 2015 completely free from pain — after all, that’s impossible. What I DO wish for you all is a 2015 in which you immerse yourself so deeply in serving & caring for those around you that your pains become but […]
What is Justice? … (01/04/10)
The theme of the moment deals with “wrongful conviction” — what can we do when we are wrongfully accused (or even wrongfully punished) for actions we did not commit. First of all, re-member that there are no “wrong” choices, only intentions underlying choices that are either self-centered (ultimately bringing us dis-ease) or selfless (ultimately bringing […]
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