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February 2013

February 07, 2013

What Are You Giving Up for Lent?

Here's my Lenten challenge to you: Make a commitment to abstain from something you may...

January 2013

January 15, 2013

7 Questions to Ask Yourself When You’re Late

If you tend to be late for things, the best way to change -- the...

January 10, 2013

The Selfishness of Being Late

I talk frequently about the spirituality of being on time, and a lot of the...

January 03, 2013

Struggling with resolutions doesn’t mean you’re failing, just human

I haven't been doing my exercise, but does that mean I'm a bad person? Does...

December 2012

December 19, 2012

6 Tips for Making It Through Christmas Family Gatherings

If you are heading into an uncomfortable family situation this week, here are 6 simple...

December 17, 2012

Home for The Holidays When A Parent Is An Alcoholic or Addict

Are you going home or having family over for Christmas with trepidation because it means...

December 12, 2012

Waiting Patiently

In this Advent season of waiting, here are some thoughts and tips about how we...

December 05, 2012

6 Tips for Being On Time

I've been chronically late my whole life. Here are 6 powerful tips that I've found...

November 2012

November 28, 2012

Being On Time

Being on time is not just about time management. If you're a chronically late person,...

November 14, 2012

The Gratitude List

When you find yourself feeling particularly ungrateful about your life—or a spiritual director or friend...

November 08, 2012

Tips for dealing with the shorter days of winter

Everyone is affected by the seasons. That's not a disorder. That's being human. As the...

November 01, 2012

SAD That DST is Ending

This weekend marks the end of daylight-saving time for the year. (Literally) overnight, most of...

October 2012

October 17, 2012

Cultivating presence

I often hear people talking about living in the present moment as if it is...

October 10, 2012

The Gossip Test — How to tell if your interest is justified

Last week I talked about the harm done by gossip -- especially the harm we...

October 02, 2012

Gossip hardens our hearts

Gossip originally meant godparent (from God + sibb). To gossip means to take an interest...

September 2012

September 25, 2012

Why to meditate

In a famous exchange, Dan Rather asked Mother Teresa of Calcutta what she says in...

September 19, 2012

The Serenity Prayer

"God, grant me the serenity..." Recited by people of faith and seekers alike, the Serenity...

September 12, 2012

6 Tools to Maintain Your Spiritual Condition

Here are 6 spiritual tools to help you maintain your spiritual fitness in the face...

September 05, 2012

Spiritual Recovery

If you are an alcoholic or addict, being spiritually unfit can be fatal. If not...

August 2012

August 28, 2012

Radical Honesty

How honest are you? While most of us consider honesty a virtue, few of us...

August 16, 2012

Re: The Busy Trap

This plague of busyness is a First World problem in the extreme. Living a less...

August 02, 2012

CNN’s bungling is a lesson on false urgency

Very few things are actually important to know in real time. Some things are fun...

August 02, 2012

How Sweet to Do Nothing

Our new level of connectedness is a wonderful thing -- perhaps the greatest blessing technology...