Several times lately the resolution to a particular stress pattern within myself, and various others, has been to relax into a state of trust and belief that there is a larger plan at work. These stresses like to come up when we are confronted with things that are simply out of our control. That might […]
What more appropriate day for an article on creation than Mother’s Day? After all, it is a mother’s act of creating new little humans that has given us the human race. And in that act of creation is born the other half of our most fundamental reason for existence: connection. These two pieces are […]
We live to connect. Connection is one of the fundamental purposes of conscious existence. Connection creates both purpose and meaning in life. Imagine being stranded alone on a desert island with no hope of ever being rescued. Initially, you scramble around just trying to survive, but once you get a survival routine established, you […]
My sweetheart, Ellen, has been in the hospital after suffering a seemingly small fall in the bedroom. Since then, she has been unable to put any weight on her leg, rendering her unable to even transfer into her wheelchair. X-rays and CT scans have shown nothing to cause all this weakness and pain. The emergency […]
We are a nation of addicts. The numbers for the socially unacceptable addictions are scary: 51.8% of people over 12 drink alcohol 23.1% (40.6% of young adults) have binge drunk in the last 30 days 24.7% of Americans use tobacco 68% of the population is overweight or obese 35% to 69% of Americans by state […]
The purpose of life is to discover who we are and then bring who we are into harmony with life. The two halves of this journey involve very different skills. I want to focus on the second half today and offer a very simple understanding that makes harmony much simpler to achieve. The understanding involves […]
Happy New Year! 2010 is upon us. A new chance to start fresh with our lives. I hope your holidays were excellent; mine were. I still have one party left to attend. In another week my family is gathering to celebrate my mother’s 80th birthday – Congratulations mom. Where do the years go? Most likely […]