The House
This week we look forward to the start of a new year, untouched, like a slate that is unmarked and clean, just waiting for us to paint our thoughts and impressions onto it. Many of us will start to compile a list of New Year resolutions....setting goals ...
[The House continued...]What is "Wrong"?
"Wrong" is when God is not factored into the equation:The day may be right, but the week will turn out wrongThe week may be right, but the month will turn out wrongThe month may be right, but the year will turn out wrongThe year may be right, but the ...
[What is "Wrong"? continued...]Conversations
I've touched on this topic a little in the past, yet, this Holiday Season it could not be more important. We so easily assume that people we meet absorb, retain, and maintain a full and true perception of us. Unfortunately, this observation couldn't be ...
[Conversations continued...]Website & Newsletter
This week the website and newsletter begins it's eighth year. Little did I know back at the end of 1996 how long and how far this journey would take me. Little by little the website started building momentum and I can happily say the most hits I've ever ...
[Website & Newsletter continued...]Valuation
The pollsters said that this week's Presidential election was decided by "Moral Values,".... how we see our day to day lives and what kind of changes to it we are willing to accept. Yet, underneath the surface I see a more revealing question....what is ...
[Valuation continued...]Owner or Renter
Many wise men, through the ages, have expressed the belief that our bodies are representations of Temples of God, each one containing a Soul that is connected to the Divine. Comments made through time hold the thought that we do not own our bodies....but ...
[Owner or Renter continued...]Sin is Contagious
This week in the United States it was revealed that there is going to be a severe shortage of flu vaccinations this coming winter. It seems the factory in Liverpool that manufactures the vials was shut down because of some form of contamination. That ...
[Sin is Contagious continued...]Weather the Storm
The last two weeks and for that matter, the past month, has been, for lack of a better word, bizarre. Hurricanes, floods, terror alerts, terrorism, and last, but not least, Batman scaling the walls of Buckingham Palace! Even Wall Street has gotten into ...
[Weather the Storm continued...]Dare to Care
To care is to reach out and cross over the threshold into the world of acceptance or rejection. To care is to see, identify, embrace and extend a hand. Caring is one of the ultimate learning experiences of humanity....while it may seem easy, once one ...
[Dare to Care continued...]No Place Like Home
Be it ever so humble, there's no place like home, as the old saying goes. For many, it feels real good to get out and about, yet after a while, the thought of returning home starts to give one a real warm feeling inside. The two places we seem to spend ...
[No Place Like Home continued...]The Source
It's so easy in life to just drift....floating along, not quite knowing where we're going. We ask questions and we get no answers, and before too long, a sense of confusion and fear can easily overtake us. All the while, right within our reach is a ...
[The Source continued...]Hang in There
Are you feeling a little more stressed than usual? No kidding....welcome to the summer of 2004! So let's see...what on earth could be so stressful these days? Well, let's check the menu: Bizarre weather, fires raging in the Western part of the United ...
[Hang in There continued...]BluePrint
This being Fourth of July weekend here in the United States, we celebrate our Independence Day. The blueprint that stands to this day (The Declaration of Independence) represents the beginnings of a nation that stands for "One Nation under God with ...
[BluePrint continued...]The Fine Line
There was a time not too long ago where you could have different political and philosophical viewpoints from issue to issue. On one subject you could have a liberal slant....while on another, a conservative opinion....but that was the world pre-9/11. The ...
[The Fine Line continued...]Give & Take
Each day brings with it a fresh new supply of energy. It is left to us to contemplate how much of it we give away, and how much we keep. If all we do is keep giving and giving, before too long we can find ourselves running on empty. Yet, if we keep it ...
[Give & Take continued...]Schizophrenic
Here in the United States and probably in many parts of the world, people have a strange relationship with the word "Rich." Many of our politicians tell us that there is an imbalance in our economic structure and that the "rich" should be paying more ...
[Schizophrenic continued...]Wishes
Each week, many of us have floating through our minds a pocketful of wishes that we hope, somewhere out there, someone will grant. Alas, with each wish comes a collection of responsibilities. Each step up the ladder brings its own set of ...
[Wishes continued...]Other Voices
Our vocal cords create a language that we use to communicate with each other. That language expresses our thoughts, opinions and hopes to others whom we encounter. Each voice is unique...and deserves respect, even when we disagree. What sometimes escapes ...
[Other Voices continued...]Time in a Bottle
Every second has its own intersection of time and space. At that very moment, a unique occurrence happens. While a given space may stay the same over time, time itself changes its appearance. Perhaps there are very good reasons why when we try to ...
[Time in a Bottle continued...]The Art of Learning
Will we ever get it right here on Planet Earth? Perhaps not....but we CAN make it better. Sometimes I wonder why so many of us have our heads screwed on backwards. We chase the gold at the end of the rainbow, believing that it is there that true ...
[The Art of Learning continued...]Shadow and Light
There are many things in life that we don't have control over, but our perception of them, we do. This perception affects our state of mind and in doing so, we choose whether to rejoice in the light, or lurk in the shadows. It never ceases to amaze me ...
[Shadow and Light continued...]Internal Struggle
Every single morning as we open our eyes and greet the new day we begin the daily struggle of what part of us has the domain to control and make our decisions. It is an internal war indeed, where we contemplate, are we spiritual beings? Or, just human ...
[Internal Struggle continued...]The Passion
Wednesday afternoon I sat down in a seat in my local movie theater to view one of the most controversial movies of our time, "The Passion of the Christ." Reading all the publicity of the past few weeks, I truly did not know how I was going to react, but ...
[The Passion continued...]3 Dimensional
Here is a little experiment to try: take a piece of paper, and a pen, and write down who you think you are. What do you need...what do you want....what matters most to you? When you are finished, get a cup of coffee or tea and after a little break, ...
[3 Dimensional continued...]Freddie
I would like to tell you a story about Freddie. Freddie was born with two legs that had weak knees. His parents were told that eventually his legs would require some form of surgery that would correct damage that could be caused by arthritis. The early ...
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