The Moon At The Window
Socrates: “To know thyself is the beginning of wisdom.” We are increasingly driven by distraction and competing demands on our time and thinking. Our ability…
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Living With A Mission
One way to live purposefully is to live with a mission. Many businesses and organizations use mission statements to guide them in making decisions, and…
Love Is In The Air
From time to time over the years I found myself seated in an airplane as the flight attendant presented the safety procedures. I confess to…
Your Favorite Things
Do you want to love your life? Just pay attention to the little things. There are all kinds of examples in popular culture. Consider, for…
House-hunting On The Spiritual Path
Life is a spiritual journey, if you choose to approach it that way. It is a quest for answers to the ultimate questions: Who am…
Magic On The Pathway
Standing on an ancient street in Varanasi, India, I watched crowds of people taking their final steps on a once in a lifetime pilgrimage into…
Aging as a Spiritual Journey
An issue of The Spokesman Review published a letter from “Louise A,” an 81-year-old woman seeking advice from columnist Annie Lane. She was doing everything…
Lessons From “Yoda” The Dog
“Hello. My name is Yoda. I am an eleven year old Shih Tzu dog that my person adopted from the Humane Society when I was…
Finding The Energy To Change
The COVID-19 pandemic has been hard on everyone, and it’s not over yet. How are we all managing to get through it? One of my…
The Friends You Keep
One way to get a “jump” on aging – that is, to prepare for it earlier in life – is to make good friends and…