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August 2016

August 03, 2016

The Blessing of Limitations

Recently I’ve written about having problems as part of experiencing our humanity. I’ve also brought...

July 2016

July 27, 2016

Light a Candle

How tired are you of the negativity, outright lies and blatant disregard for common sense...

March 2015

March 18, 2015

The Southern Belle Primer

Why do you care what other people think of you? As a recovering people-pleaser I’ve...

March 11, 2015

Communication

Do you ever get mired in a situation or conversation and then wondered how the...

March 04, 2015

Can You Say “No?”

How skilled are you in saying “No” to a request or opportunity? I have to...

February 2015

February 25, 2015

What’s Your Problem?

Has anyone ever asked you that? I remember my grandpa Jack yelling that at my...

October 2014

October 30, 2014

Demonstration 101

Years ago Jack Nicholson starred as a devilish character in the adaptation of John Updike’s...

October 17, 2014

“The Only Thing We Have to Fear Is Fear Itself “

"The Only Thing We Have to Fear Is Fear Itself " Franklin D Roosevelt The spread...

October 13, 2014

Thank you Malala

This past week the Nobel Prize took the bold step of granting its Peace Prize...

August 2014

August 25, 2014

Living the Menu of Life

Recently a friend of mine shared with me one of the lessons she’s been learning...

August 14, 2014

Plugged In

Recently, I was walking down a city street when I saw a 60-something woman outside...

July 2014

July 02, 2014

The Lessons of Fear

How many times have you been afraid? And when you have been afraid, what action...

June 2014

June 04, 2014

Great Expectations

Have you ever suffered disappointment at some time in your life? I suppose that’s a...

May 2014

May 29, 2014

Whose Potential Are You Trying to Realize?

Where in your life are you beating your head against the wall? Did you notice...

May 29, 2014

The Perils of Blindness

One of the things people often ask me is: how did I go from being...

May 21, 2014

The Still Small Voice – Are You Listening to It?

Do you feel lost at times, almost in a state of paralysis when confronted with...

May 13, 2014

Courage to Answer the Question

One of the turning points in my life came out of the mouths of babes,...

May 07, 2014

The Crosswalk of Life

The other day when I was driving through one of the main intersections in town...

May 01, 2014

The Power of Saying “Yes”

Have you ever wanted something – REALLY wanted something! – but, when it was placed...

April 2014

April 09, 2014

What’s In Your Path?

This past Sunday I spoke on the topic of “Clearing Our Path.” The very concept...

April 08, 2014

Sacrifice Nothing

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

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...

February 2014

February 17, 2014

The Power of Resistance

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

February 10, 2014

Love is a Verb

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

January 2014

January 08, 2014

Every Thought Counts

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

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...

November 2013

November 18, 2013

Commandments 5 & 6

Remembering who you are As we've been going through these Ten Commandments of Religious Science,...

November 12, 2013

Ten Commandments Continued

Commandments 3 & 4 3. I always think and live joyfully in the present 4....

October 2013

October 28, 2013

Guest Blog – To Walk the Darkened Path by Tamara St. Amand

Many mystics have told us that the purpose of creation is for God to know...

October 23, 2013

Guest Blog – Good Day, Bad Day by Rev. Jill Brocklehurst

If I were to ask for some dark, can you do it? Darkness, isn’t a...

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