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April 2014

April 08, 2014

Sacrifice Nothing

In the opening sequence of the 1960s TV show Star Trek the voice over said:...

April 03, 2014

Living With Instability

It has been said that the only constant is change. That’s a paradox, but quite...

March 2014

March 26, 2014

What Scares the Snot Out of You?

I really wish I could take credit for the title, but I have to attribute...

March 13, 2014

We Can’t Whine Our Way to Happiness

We’ve heard it before. Most if not all of us have done it before. What...

March 10, 2014

Look to Ukraine

For the last 10 days now the world’s eyes have been on Ukraine. And in...

March 06, 2014

Sharing Consciousness One Day at a Time

The other day when I was in Atlanta, I was approached by a panhandler and...

March 05, 2014

“The Glitter and the Glue”

I came upon a delightful book in my travels this week. The author is Kelly...

February 2014

February 26, 2014

Being Successful Isn’t Hard

It’s funny how “stuff” from growing up can still be echoing in our minds far...

February 19, 2014

Open-Minded or Wishful Thinking?

“There is a difference between having an open mind and believing something because we want...

February 17, 2014

The Power of Resistance

One of the most subtle ways that we get in the way of ourselves is...

February 12, 2014

Will You Be My Valentine?

Valentine’s Day is right around the corner. Thanks to mass marketing wanting us to believe...

February 10, 2014

Love is a Verb

When I was a little boy my mother used to sit down with me a...

February 05, 2014

Are You Content or Complacent?

There are an unlimited number of advertisers vying for our attention. Many of these suggest...

January 2014

January 29, 2014

Snarky, Snide and Sarcastic

We all have our unique ways of expressing ourselves. We can also make ourselves pretty...

January 28, 2014

How to Use It

For the last few weeks we’ve been exploring the introductory chapters of the Science of...

January 23, 2014

Les Mis Finale Through New Thought Ears

What is it that opens your heart? For me, often the answer is music. There...

January 22, 2014

Exposed

I’ve been feeling extremely vulnerable lately. It started last Thursday when I got sick with...

January 21, 2014

Science of Mind: What It Does

Years ago I used to spend a considerable amount of time in my other favorite...

January 15, 2014

Do You Have a Dream?

I thought I’d risk being one of many people writing this week about Rev. Dr....

January 13, 2014

The Way It Works

The other day as I was preparing this blog, a congregant came to me with...

January 08, 2014

Every Thought Counts

Right now as this New Year is still shiny with possibility, many of us are...

January 08, 2014

It’s Time

With the arrival of all the New Year’s resolutions last week I've heard, more than...

January 01, 2014

“Marines don’t do that”

Recently Michael Wheeler wrote an article entitled “Marines Don’t Do That: Mastering the Split-Second Decision....

December 2013

December 31, 2013

Mastering the New Year Resolution

If the internet is to be believed, the origins of the New Year Resolution date...

December 25, 2013

Greek Yogurt

One of my favorite people to fly with at my "day job" is an Austrian-born,...

December 23, 2013

The Power of Santa

Over the years I’ve heard many people bemoan the way in which children ask for...

December 18, 2013

Return to the Light

According to the old religion, at 12:11pm, EST, on December 21, the goddess will begin...

December 16, 2013

Practice Loving Kindness

When I was a child, my mother always reminded me to be kind to others....

December 11, 2013

Celebrating the Past

This past week we’ve had a most interesting example of how to let go of...

December 04, 2013

Anticipatory Conflict

As a licensed social worker in clinical practice I’m familiar with the term “anticipatory grief.”...

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