I’m reading Jack Kornfield’s book on Buddhist psychology, The Wise Heart. It’s come at a good time for me, because I’ve been ignoring physical signs that all is not well. You know when you want something really badly, and you rationalize and theorize about how it’s going to work out and how it’s going to […]
Missing the Boat
Missing the Boat by Naomi Shihab Nye It is not so much that the boat passed and you failed to notice it. It is more like the boat stopping directly outside your bedroom window, the captain blowing the signal-horn, the band playing a rousing march. The boat shouted, waving bright flags, its silver hull blinding […]
Brave on the Rocks
Life is so full of messiness, isn’t it? Questions that don’t get answered, jeans that don’t fit, feelings that get hurt, words that get said, temptations galore, orneriness that rears its head–you know, you’ve been there, I’m sure. [Okay, I’m hoping, because selfishly, I don’t want to be alone.] With all I’ve been saying this […]
Gospel of Green
I’ve talked about this before–my confusion as to why being green and being a Christian is incompatible. For so it seems. There is a wonderful article by Meredith Bryan in O Magazine’s July 2010 issue. It’s called “A Greener Calling.” It begins, “Windsor Castle, the bucolic weekend retreat of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II and her […]
Big Ideas Online
Remember how I said yesterday that this whole journey is going to take a while? Remember how I mentioned that it’s good to surround yourself with great discussions–whether or not you agree with them? Wanna practice, but in a fun way? Here are six excellent websites to explore. They’ll blow your mind…and keep you interested […]