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 how things work? We can also look at life as a spiral. And if you think about it, you may
As spring makes its appearance, at least where I live, the earth has been showing its aliveness in a colorful way—trees blossoming with new greenery, flowers of all shapes, sizes and colors emerging from the soil, birds and other animals visibly enjoying the warmer weather. For those of us in
In The Cloud of Unknowing, a spiritual ‘guidebook’ by an anonymous author written in the 14th century, it states that “we grow by delays.” Many of us want answers to our questions, want a resolution to our troubles, and want to succeed in a given time frame, to reach our
March 2021 We are always in a state of change, moment to moment. But sometimes change happens in a more radical way. COVID has altered all of our lives. Many have lost loved ones and many have suffered from the illness. It may have interrupted our work and projects. But
January 2021 There’s been a shift. Can you feel it? Since a new administration has moved into Washington, a sense of sanity has returned. Plans for dealing with the ongoing pandemic and many other pressing issues are taking shape. The shortest day has passed and the days are getting longer.
As we’ve passed the shortest day of the year, we move into a new phase. Many things are about to shift and change, and we can contribute to that change simply by our way of being. It’s easy to get taken over by what goes on around us—by something like
Thanksgiving is here again, the traditional US holiday when families gather to celebrate togetherness and aspire to feel grateful for their blessings. Of course, this year is different. Due to the pandemic, people are being discouraged from traveling and gathering in groups of any size. For those who have few
In one way, life is full of limitations; and these days, these limitations have increased. With the ongoing crisis due to COVID, most of us have had to learn to cope with additional constraints—such as not seeing friends or family, not traveling, not going to the theatre or anywhere except to
Bob Dylan wrote the song “The Times They Are A-Changin” in fall of 1963, a pivotal time in US history. Martin Luther King had just delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech in August of 1963 at the famous March on Washington, and the civil rights movement was at its
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