In the coin section of my wallet, I carry the tag from an old teabag. It’s a quote from French Enlightenment philosopher Voltaire: “A witty saying proves nothing.” Amen. We love clever sayings—even if they don’t make sense, even if our own life experiences have demonstrated something to the contrary, and even if we don’t …
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Is truth more important than facts?
One of the things we have to learn is to discern whether a saying can be proved before we repeat it to others who will blindly accept it as truth.
Can you make it through the “tough parts?”
It happened Thursday. I was taking my daughter to the airport after a blissful weeklong Independence Day vacation from everything. I even played hooky from the home-church: “Uh oh, here comes the tough part.” I looked at Maiysha and instantly felt a little knot in my stomach. I had forgotten how much she dreaded goodbyes. …
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Do you know how to make it through the “tough parts?”
If we could trust God enough to know that everything serves our Highest Good, we wouldn’t be angry when un-Christlike Christians or other ego-driven souls try to harm us. We called them onto our stages to push us onto another because it was time to go. Our ego-selves don’t like change, and we needed these souls help. As mean-spirited as they seem, they are fulfilling our missions in meaningful ways. If we could remember that, we would know peace beyond all understanding. We would be joyful when things change.
R.I.P.–A Post Mortem on Death
Nobody–I mean, no body–is leaving this planet alive. By contrast, every soul will be very much alive and kicking when it pulls out of here. A part of us grasps this Truth: We know indisputably that no one has ever come to Planet Earth and stayed. We know that this is not home. We know …
R.I.P.–A Post Mortem on Death
When we understand the meaning and the multiple dimensions of Life, we understand that “loss” is a thought, not a reality. When our loved ones pass, they are not lost. Because of our limitations, not theirs, we simply cannot see them. In reality, they are more accessible to us, in spirit, than they were in body.
Is God Your Father or Your Daddy?
I visited a friend in the hospital yesterday. As I approached the reception area, I noticed a beautiful little boy accompanied by a couple that might have been his grandparents. This cherub couldn’t have been more than four years old. Round-faced with pinchable cheeks, big brown eyes and a fresh haircut, boyfriend couldn’t stand still, …
Is God Your Father or Your Daddy?
As a Father’s Day gift to God, let’s read more than one book—or vow to read the one we have more carefully. All the evidence that it’s time to stop blindly accepting other people’s answers and start asking our own questions is right there.
What a difference an “R” makes
I received an email the other day with the most intriguing subject line: “Are you revolving or evolving?” It occurred to me that many of us don’t know the huge difference that an “r” can make: The concept of evolving is a bit “woo-woo” to most of us. It’s that spirituality thing. We tend to …
Puttin’ a hurtin’ on ourselves
Our egos can only take us where we agree to go. Our egos don’t want us to remember one vitally important fact: At the end of the day, we will not be accountable for what others did to us–only what we did to them. And so we agree to forget.