Category Archives: April, 2022

01 Fear holds us back. Desire pushes us ahead. These are the clashing rocks. Anger, jealousy, guilt, shame, greed, hatred, depression… These are the heaving waves. Between the rocks and the waves, we have too much to manage. And so it is said, “The world is too much with us, late and soon” (William Wordsworth).Continue reading “April 30, 2022”

01 There are millions of pregnant women around the world at this moment who cannot carry their pregnancy to term. I said CANNOT!!! There inability to carry their pregnancy to term trumps any right their fetus may have to life and any heartbeat or brainwave restrictions regarding when someone says “Life Begins.” It doesn’t matterContinue reading “April 28, 2022”

01 Proudful, willful, arrogance, meanness, ignorance and stupidity comes to mind in reference to Jesus’ exhortation, “Do not throw pearls before swine, or give dogs what is holy.” Walk on by in search of kindness, compassion, grace, peace, safety and sincerity– knowing that those who seek these things will find them, and join together withContinue reading “April 26, 2022”

01 Where do you find your succor? Where do you turn in time of trouble? Where do you go to “recover from the past and store up for the future”? Traditionally, people have found spiritual support and sustenance in art, music, nature, literature, poetry and the right kind of conversation, in community with the rightContinue reading “April 25, 2022”

01 We cannot have a living mythology without a close personal relationship with the Mystery at the heart of life and being. If we cannot honor the Mystery with fealty, filial devotion and liege loyalty, we are spiritually dead beyond the hope of resurrection. Spiritual life flows from what we know without knowing how weContinue reading “April 21, 2022”

01 Everybody has a way and everybody wants to have it their way. Everybody has to grow up first, before anyone else does. It is amazing how Tabloid Journalism has taken the country to the psyche ward with everyone having something more outlandishly absurd to say than anyone else. But. Here we are. And aContinue reading “April 20, 2022”

01 Returning to the silence in a regular, routine, rhythmic kind of way, establishes us in a practice incorporating emptiness and stillness, along with the silence in establishing and maintaining a connection with our original nature and the virtues that are ours from the beginning– equipping us to meet each day’s deliveries in the strengthsContinue reading “April 19, 2022”

01 The silent places call our name. Speak to our hearts. With a message from our soul. Shh! Listen! Past sound For what emerges, appears, arises out of nowhere to evoke our action within the field of action with the right deed at the right time, in the right place, in the right way, leavingContinue reading “April 18, 2022”

01 Mature individuals are the salvation of the world. We should make maturity– not money– the primary goal of life. My paternal grandparents (Sophie and Silas) were the most mature people I knew growing up, and the list hasn’t gotten much longer over the full course of my life. Everyone seems to be awash inContinue reading “April 17, 2022”

01 Knowing where we belong, and what we belong to, and where we have no business being– and being right about it– are important boundary markers for our life journey. Finding our life and living it is also finding our place and staying with it. Knowing what’s what and what’s called for in each situationContinue reading “April 16, 2022”

01 What are you doing when you lose all track of time, and it could be yesterday or tomorrow, and you aren’t sure of the month? You need to do more of that. And, if you don’t know what I’m talking about, you need to completely revamp your relationship with yourself and with your life,Continue reading “April 15 2022”