The sentiments of the holiday season prompt me to wax philosophic about the nature of life here on planet earth. Looking at what is said on Christmas cards and in holiday messages, it seems as though we have figured out a huge truth. The true purpose of life is to love. As corny as […]
As I am writing this, I am celebrating my 69th birthday. Today felt like a good time to solidify my thoughts on love. I have avoided using the word love in my writings or conversations for a long time. It has always seemed like the word only invites confusion as everyone seems to have a […]
A few weeks ago our spiritual support circle was contemplating the principle of fairness in life. The principle states that life is always fair even though we might not like what we get. To me, this seemed obvious so there was little to contemplate, but the discussion from the others in the group demonstrated […]
Independence, freedom, liberty — these are the battle cries that founded this country two and a half centuries ago. Such words stir the passions and fill the imagination with images of a perfect world in which we are able to be whatever we wish to be. These words generate idealism to the point that […]
When we enter into this world as a newborn, we are grappling with a vast world of unknowns. Our brains are supercharged to learn. We take in and process incredible amounts of new information without any context or rules for understanding any of it. We are trying to make sense out of lights, sounds, and […]
Last weekend Ellen and I went to an 80th birthday party for an old friend. The party was thrown by the Sai Baba society of Sacramento, which she has been very active in for a long time. The event was a beautiful collision of different faiths as the event was held in the Zoroastrian Temple and […]