The point is: life comes with some sacrifice and some suffering, and we cannot escape the hardship. Happily enough, enduring the suffering and gamely making the sacrifices adds to the meaning with which we live our lives. It may not add to present moment happiness, but it gives us something more important, something more lasting: a reason to live. … More Living with meaning
Much has been said and discussed about the Mayan prophecy for 12-21-12, and mostly I notice jokes about “another apocalypse” or some sort of doomsday prediction. The Mayans, however, were sending a message through the ages, really, in that with their sophisticated understanding of time and nature (which they had correctly recorded for thousands of years … More 12-21-2012 – a new beginning
On Friday December 21st a beautiful global movement of unity in song is occurring. See more information and a video of the song here: http://www.oneearth-onevoice.org/ Join in if you feel moved to do so as research shows that human unity does affect the planet in positive ways. The song is quite simple and beautiful. This … More One Earth – One Voice
In his groundbreaking book The Isaiah Effect, Gregg Braden discusses what gives prayer true power. Prayer has two components, he says, emotion and thought. When you combine these two, the result is some sort of feeling. Thought + Emotion = Feeling The emotions fall into two basic categories, he says: love, and its opposite, fear. … More Praying Rain
My recent blog post, Praying to find Harmony, discusses various thoughts on how prayer may be most effective – specifically, having a consistent practice of prayer and doing things that help you invoke the feeling behind the thought. In discussing prayer, though, I also want to comment on types of prayer, according to St. Teresa … More More thoughts on prayer
What is prayer? When life brings you to your knees, you know it is time to pray. When life challenges you to the point that you feel overwhelmed, and you feel that absolutely no one could understand, and you just blurt it out to something, someone – something greater – asking for perspective, for help…that … More Praying to find harmony
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