Coffee, FB “Likes” and Me The alarm rings and your hand frantically searches for the source of the sound so you can eliminate the immanent day and slip back into a more pleasant dream state. We love sleep! But the snooze function does its thing and you reluctantly push back the covers. It’s amazing how […]
We avoid talking about death despite that we will spend much more time “over there” than “over here.” It’s not logical. Polite people don’t bring it up. But bloggers do. Is there life after life? Or is there only death after death? Here’s the deal. The first thirty years of your life get all the […]
When evolution is outlawed, only outlaws will evolve. I don’t approve of the way the argument over evolution has evolved. Darwin thoroughly yanked the chain of collective Christianity regarding natural selection. And suddenly, by the standards of Christianity at that time, it became mandatory that an evolutionist also be an atheist. However, Darwin was also […]
Reflections on the Path of Love When I was growing up, the idea of love was of the romantic relationship between a couple. That was the primary focus of all the TV, music, movies, books, magazines and ads. Sure, there was an acknowledgement of the other types of affection available in a family, but the […]
Creating Happiness Begins Inside God, the Creator, the Origin, the power source of the universe (or whatever you want to call it) is invisible. Energy begins as invisible, your mind is invisible, love is invisible. We see the results of these things = light & life, thoughts that create things and emotions that influence our […]
An atheist friend says the existence of a spiritual realm is horse pucky. And he may be right, in a be careful what you wish for kind of way. My friend is both an atheist and a scientist, the poor bastard, and when he insists there is no God, he may be creating his own […]
Can we sequence the DNA of goodness? Does the goodness gnome even exist? The falling “Newton’s apple” that triggered this for me, was the onset of autumn. Standing on the doorstep of winter’s sleep is strangely invigorating. Autumn is the season when everything does a lingering waltz toward dormancy and death. But even while prepping […]
The Creating Happiness Principle An atheist begins to believe in the possibility of a “Creator” of this world. A Catholic finds clear answers to the questions they were not encouraged to ask in catechism class. Buddhists, Hindus, Muslims, Jews and Christians are empowered to work on a peace project together. What Power is This? What […]
The seeker puts a wish “out there” and the universe scurries to help. It works too. Except for the exceptions. I did my master’s thesis on cross-cultural communication while hitchhiking through Mexico, Central and South America. It was an audacious undertaking that began with a Broadway quality song-and-dance sales pitch to my grad school department […]
Sacred Spaces Abroad Part Two I’ve been in Vietnam for about a week, and the journey is just beginning! My first days have been filled with frustrated attempts to learn the language, delicious fruit smoothies, and many new friends! The huge city of Saigon is like New York City meets Mexico meets Paris meets Japan. […]
