Rest and Renewal
Today, December 21, 2022, at 4:48 PM Eastern time, the Northern Hemisphere will be at the furthest point from the sun, and therefore we will experience the shortest day…
The path is the goal
Are you always hoping or planning to find a better house, better job, or better income? Does it seem that the future holds a time when you will be more…
Life is a Spiral
Some of us tend to think of life as a line. We are born, go through various experiences both positive and negative, and die. That’s the end. But is that…
Hero’s Journey
As we begin a new year—and a new decade—I thought it would be a good time to review Joseph Campbell’s mythic tale of the Hero’s Journey. Joseph Campbell studied the great…
The Power of Words
Spiritual traditions the world over value the use of special language, words that impart particular meaning, in prayers, mantras, and transmissions. In some stories about the Buddha, it is said…
Clear a space for something new
Are there changes you would like to see in your life but don’t know how to make them happen? Have you already tried to make a change but feel as…
Attention
Do you ever feel that you didn’t get enough attention as a child? Or maybe you got attention, but it was a negative kind, in which people pointed out your…
Seeking Freedom, Seeking Peace
What do you really want—what do any of us really want? We all have our own ideas of what would make up our highest good. I want to be successful…
Change and Continuity
To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven. Most of us know this quote from the Bible, which is found in the…
Become more of who you truly are
In our culture, youth is often praised and aging is seen as a deficit. But as we get older, we gain access to a deeper kind of wisdom than we…
