These days leading up to Christmas … how is it going for you? Does the word “tension” come to mind? Like the tension of a rubber band when it’s being stretched?
These days leading up to Christmas … how is it going for you? Does the word “tension” come to mind? Like the tension of a rubber band when it’s being stretched?
Have you ever been faced with a clear choice between good and evil? Or maybe between good and less good?
I have no fondness whatsoever for LAX airport. With one exception: the public receiving area of Bradley International Terminal.
Our actions shape us. I would go so far as to say that every single action of your day tells a story. Who you are. Values you hold. Your preferences. Your struggles. What delights you. How you self-protect. How you give. How you love.
As we grew up, life started to get complicated… We need to delve deeper. This is the crucial time of what spiritual writers call the ‘second yes.’
It happened that a shaft of sunlight came in through one of our windows and looking automatically towards the light, hundreds of thousands of particles floating around in the air came into view….
If you look at the ocean, it’s this wide expansive space that stretches beyond the horizon. And on a windy day, you can see the white caps gleaming off the crests of each mini wave, creating a beautiful pattern of white and blue and sparkles of light as far as the eye can see.
Many, if not most of us, may have the belief and perspective that there are problems everywhere. We see things in ourselves we don’t like, we see things in others we don’t like. We view all these things as “problems”…