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A Prayer to Celebrate the Legalization of Same-Sex Marriage in New York State
On June 24, 2011, New York, home to 42,000 same-sex couples, became the sixth and by far the largest state to legalize same-sex marriage. This means the number of same-sex couples living in states a…
You've Got a Rented Friend
In Practice Random Acts of Kindness, Rabbi Harold S. Kushner observed:
"Being in a totally dark room can be frightening until we discover how little light we need to banish a roomful of darkness.…
Coexisting with Robots
In an article on NewScientist.com, Aviva Rutkin writes about hitchBOT, a robot put out on the road as a hitchhiker. Then one day, it was found on the ground, with no head and its arms ripped out. Th…
Civility & Mussar Practices
I've already written in this blog about how two religious traditions can help us deal with the incivility of our times. The Sufi practice of adab is an antidote to the lack of courtesy in our societ…
Looking for God
Mystical Wisdom
A mystic is a person who sees the facts as inadequate.
— Madeleine L'Engle in Suncatcher by Carole Chase
Words That Compel Us to Dive Deep
This article in Psychology Today by Susan Krauss Whitbourne caught my attention because in 2018 I found myself using the word "toxic" more than usual. It seems that this has been true for many peopl…
The Real Trick in Life
Literary Wisdom
An apology is the superglue of life.
It can repair just about anything.
— Lynn Johnson, author of young adult fiction
Follow the Grain
Hindu Wisdom
The last things you read about, or think about, or see on television, will follow you into your sleep and color your dreams.
— Eknath Easwaran in Seeing with the Eyes of Love
W…
Different Strokes for Different Folks
Music Lyrics
We got sunshine in the music
Music keeps me full of love.
— "Sunshine in the Music" by Jimmy Cliff
Transformational Wisdom
I do not like that man.
I need to get to know hi…
Becoming More Empathetic
We certainly can use more empathy in a world where national polls have shown an increase in narcissism (self-interest) and a decline in concern about the well-being of others. In an article in Yes M…