An interesting thing happened the other day that made me reflect on the role of religion in today’s culture. I asked myself if religion is still relevant. A good friend, Catherine, repeated a comment made about her daughter, Songja. A mutual acquaintance said that on meeting Songja, she had encountered a truly pure person. That’s […]
Last weekend we volunteered for a Spring clean-up project at Morning Garden in Gloucester. On the way home, my husband asked me, “Did you see Silvia? She positively glowed. Her spirit was so bright. I’ve never seen her look more beautiful.” He then went on to share about her journey with cancer. Silvia had shared […]
Fourteen years ago the “Holiday Season” took on a new meaning for me. I visited Bethlehem just before Christmas in 2003 to participate in a Global Peace rally called, “Heart to Heart for Peace in the Middle East”. Ever since then I’ve thought differently about Jesus’ birth, life and death. The passing on of cultural traditions has […]
Living Between Two Worlds – Part 2 The topic of the spiritual world grabs our attention because all of us, even the skeptical, are hoping for validation that there is more to life than meets the eye. While a student at the University of Maryland, I volunteered with the CARP club. We had a video […]
No-one wants to grow old. Sure, we long for wisdom, but none of the 20 or 30 somethings I work with ever say, “I wish I was 60 or 70!” Apart from physically ailing, I think the real threat of aging is the dread of becoming a kill-joy wrapped in misery! It’s not that growing […]
Do you sometimes feel like just a spoke on a wheel? This term is usually used when a person feels expendable, or they don’t feel valued. The comparison comes from the fact that one or two spokes can break, but the wheel will continue to function. It’s easy to feel small and unimportant in a […]
The concept of reset is common these days. Every so often you need to reset your tablet or phone just to get it working right. This process is necessary because we are constantly downloading new files and applications, some of which carry associated downloads you never intended to receive! Before you know, your tablet is […]
Imagine wearing red sunglasses. If you wore red sunglasses for a week, what color would the world appear? Red? What if you wore them for a few years? What color would the world appear? It would appear normal. In fact, the world would stop appearing to be red. It would just be the world. That […]
The Divine Principle from a Unification Thought perspective Last month, I celebrated the first anniversary of my son’s marriage blessing. So I’m in a good frame of mind to be thinking about this section of the Principle. The section is the one which explains the significance of the Second Great Blessing (Genesis 1:28) — the […]
What is the first thought in your mind when you wake up in the morning? What to wear, what to eat, or what’s on your ‘To Do’ list for the day? What is the first thing you feel each day? Happy, sad, frustrated, bored, anxious, excited, indifferent? Each day is a new opportunity to mold […]
