New Year’s resolutions? Forget that. Change how you feel
There is a mountain of unfinished resolutions behind me. Luckily, I’ve let that disappointment go and simply accepted that they just can’t all get done. Some were too big. Others, too boring. Others, well…everyone is lazy sometimes. Maybe, there just wasn’t enough momentum behind the resolution. Not enough caring. Not enough personal desire to change. [...]
Don’t wait for joy
The idea that peace is conditional, depending on certain needs being met – being loved and appreciated, financially secure, well rested, having good work – is eventually replaced by the realization that the moment you’re experiencing right now is the only one, and it can’t be changed. – Joan Borysenko Joy, peace, love. Everything we [...]
Abraham Feinberg’s 10 spiritual tonics
I ran across these fabulous ideas for living the other day. Abraham Feinberg is a prominent rabbi, singer and social activist – see the link for a biography and much more of his writings. you can find these tenets all over the Internet if you do a search – I liked them enough I thought I’d share them [...]
Sex brings Christians closer to God
A couple days ago, I posted an article talking about Tantric sexual practice. This piece from the Vancouver Sun brings the sacredness of sexuality to a more Christian focus. I love the discussion of “knowing” in the biblical sense – a far more intimate verb than I thought growing up. Sex brings christians closer to god Professor says [...]
Recharge your soul: give yourself some love
There is a reason, on airplanes, when those oxygen masks fall, that you put yours on first. Before your spouse, your kids, your newfound lover. That bit of oxygen, once you put it on, allows you to stay alive long enough to help anyone and everyone around you stay alive too. I talk with [...]
Transformation art: Finding your joy
Recently, I was featured in The Coloradoan, a Northern Colorado newspaper. The weekly column, penned by Jan Waterman, offers thoughts and perspectives designed to explore our spiritual selves. Her questions helped me to rearticulate what I am trying to accomplish in my practice – and what I hope all of you can discover – joyful, [...]
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