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What It Takes to Say "Yes" to Life We are big fans of Victor M. Parachin, author of Eastern Wisdom for Western Minds and Eleven Modern Mystics and the Secrets of a Happy, Holy Life. In his blog dharmaroundup.com, he shares the follow…
The Pandemic as Portal I often return in moments of questioning to a quote from Arundhati Roy: "Another world is not only possible, she is on her way. On a quiet day, I can hear her breathing." Roy is an Indian novelist, …
Threshold Ritual I recently had the honor to lead a surprise "Prayerful Birthday Celebration" for a dear friend of mine who turned 60. I worked with her husband and children to craft a meaningful service with music …
Something Inside How does a person know when something inside of them is changing? Things do change. Storms turn into sun, snow melts into spring. People change. Perhaps a new talent or hobby is rising out o…
The Next Revolution in Digital Technology: Part 1 We are entering the Telemetric Age. The Internet is 25 years old and always evolving. The Pew Research Center Internet Project in collaboration with Elon University's Imagining the Internet Cent…
Honoring Marion Woodman Marion Woodman, a psychoanalyst, best-selling author, and popular explorer of the varied stages of female identity and growth, died on July 9 in London, Ontario. She was 89. In the early 1970s, a…
Growing Spiritually Comic Wisdom When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and could say, I used everything you gave me. — Erma Bombeck, Americ…
Grief Takes a Road Trip My mother died. Those three words are hard to write, let alone process. For me, the finality of never hearing my mother’s voice again or having the chance to talk over old issues or discover somet…
Destined to Fly Question Each of us must ask ourselves one question: What am I doing to increase the sum of hope in the world? — Arthur Burns quoted in Hope Notes by R. Wayne Willis Mystic Wisdom If you…
Church: A Catalyst for Exploration By Jack Miles for KidSpirit's Adventurous Spirit issue. When I was called up to the center altar of my church by the members of “Drums No Guns,” I froze. Who was I kidding? I often fi…