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Big, “Bad” Emotions! No More "Sucking It Up, Buttercup": A Better Way - Insights from a Kid’s Story, Rumi, and Internal Family Systems
“We often find that the harder we try to get rid of emotions and thoughts, the stronger they become….” ― Richard C. Schwartz, No Bad...
Jun 17, 20257 min read


Where is the Path You are Following Taking You? Ways of Life That Lead to Flourishing
The various religions are like different roads converging on the same point. What difference does it make if we follow different routes...
Jun 5, 20256 min read


Arise! Dawn Has Come! And A Multi-vitamin
Darkness is at its deepest, just before sunrise. Voltaire There was never a night or a problem that could defeat sunrise or hope. ...
Apr 20, 20256 min read


An Ancient Commandment for Flourishing
Someday, after mastering the winds, the waves, the tides and gravity, we shall harness for God the energies of love, and then, for a...
Apr 4, 20257 min read


Can Prayer Make Us More Healthy?
Prayer isn't just spiritual—it's essential . Dr. Andrew Huberman I was surprised recently to tune into a podcast where Dr. Andrew...
Mar 13, 20257 min read


Turn Inner Chaos Into An (Advent) Adventure Toward Hope, Peace, Joy and Love, Using Self-Compassion
“A moment of self-compassion can change your entire day. A string of such moments can change the course of your life.” - Dr. Christopher...
Dec 9, 20248 min read


Don't Waste Your Suffering; Wind the Wound Around
"The wound is the place where the light enters you." Rumi, poet Some years ago, my brother, Steve, shot himself. Steve never recovered...
Oct 15, 20247 min read


On the Brink of Everything: Hurricanes, Aging, Discovery, and Infinite Life
“Good Teacher, what shall I do so that I may inherit eternal life?” Mark 10:17, New Testament This morning and yesterday I’ve been...
Oct 8, 20246 min read


Healthy Religion: Experiencing the God that Everyone Knows
If your religion requires you to hate someone, you need a new religion . Various attributions Religion and spirituality can impact...
Oct 5, 20245 min read


Relationships Win, The Golden Rule Still Rules, and Trusting In Our Goodness
These are not new values or ideals. As long as there has been strife and hunger and exploitation and cruelty, there have been...
Jul 26, 20247 min read


Kinship: Bridging All the Divides, Tips and Inspiration from My Homie, G-Dog
There is no 'them' and 'us.' There is only us. Father Gregory Boyle When a system is far from equilibrium small islands of coherence in...
Jul 24, 202430 min read


Vulnerability, FEAR, and Sharing Our Common Humanity
“The practice of spirituality is a way of looking at a world where you're not alone.” — Rick Rubin, author of The Creative Act: A Way of...
May 14, 20245 min read


Self-Transcendence: Flow, Spirituality, Inner Peace, and Doing the Best We Can With What We've Got
“The mystique of rock climbing is climbing; you get to the top of a rock glad it’s over but really wish it would go on forever. The...
May 7, 20248 min read


Earthlings and Godlings?
”When I first looked back at the Earth, standing on the Moon, I cried.” Alan Shepard, Apollo 14 astronaut This morning John and I woke...
Apr 22, 20243 min read


What's a Symbol of Your Religion?
“If they don’t give you a seat at the table, bring a folding chair.” Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm, first black woman in congress A...
Mar 30, 20246 min read


A Bigger Story than from Dust to Dust? Let's Hear from a Raindrop
So say it loud and let it ring We are all a part of everything The future, present and the past Fly on proud bird You're free at last....
Mar 28, 20245 min read


Impossibilities
“The most beautiful experience we can have is the mysterious. It is the fundamental emotion which stands at the cradle of true art and...
Mar 25, 20247 min read


Love Our Enemies: Getting Back On The Horse
If you fall off the horse, get back on (shouted by coaches and murmured by grandparents to keep us trying after failure...when they can't...
Feb 13, 20246 min read


The Heart of It: Love and Lent, Moral Elevation, and Oxytocin
The true grandeur of humanity is in moral elevation.... Charles Sumner, American statesman Some of you sent me beautiful stories related...
Feb 8, 20245 min read


What Is The Sound Of Soul Clapping? Could Be Lovely
Goodness is the only investment that never fails. Henry David Thoreau, poet, writer Moments ago, I was chatting via email with my friend,...
Feb 6, 20244 min read
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